Talent & Education

The Rev. Larry Simmons wondered why children were roaming the streets of his neighborhood during school hours.

Michigan public school students can get free school breakfast and lunch at their schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Some lawmakers want to make the program permanent.

Would a panic alarm help a school respond quicker to an active shooter? It’s unclear, but a Democrat-sponsored bill would require them.

Michigan public universities hope guaranteed admission with a 3.0 high school grade point average will encourage more students to consider attending college after high school.

Michigan State is moving to fire the football coach, serving a notice of intent to terminate the remainder of his $95 million contract amid a sexual harassment investigation.

Ever since ChatGPT launched in November, schools have fretted about whether generative AI would lead to cheating and intellectual shortcuts. It may. But educators are coming around to its benefits as a classroom tool.

Jeanice Kerr Swift reached a deal with the board to leave Oct. 31 after a decade leading the district. The agreement followed months of tension with some board members and parents, including over special education

Democrats and Republicans largely agree: there’s a teacher shortage. A bipartisan bill is aimed to help address the problem in the short term.

MSU has yet to offer detailed answers on what officials knew, and who made key decisions on how to handle a sexual harassment complaint against its head football coach. MSU said it will say no more for now.

Tucker, suspended as MSU football coach Sunday after bombshell allegations from a sexual misconduct prevention advocate, called the charges false and suggested MSU wants him out for ulterior motives.

Michigan State University suspends football coach Mel Tucker without pay months after learning of sexual harassment allegations. Many question why he was allowed to coach two games; administrators say the process had to play out.

Board of Trustees expands gun ban to include campus visitors. Students and staff were already barred from having guns.

Schools are starting to ramp down federally funded catch-up efforts, even though students have not yet fully recovered academically from pandemic-era disruptions.

The percentage of Detroit Public Schools Community District students and students in city charters who achieved grade-level proficiency on the M-STEP exam was up in most grades and subject areas.

At Gompers Elementary-Middle School, located on Detroit’s northwest side, teachers and administrators came together to address the issue of chronic absenteeism, when students miss more than 18 days of school.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form students fill out to learn what grants, loans or scholarships they may qualify for to attend college. Advocates say filling the form is critical to understanding the true cost of college.

Results from the spring standardized test, released Thursday, show continuing challenges after three years of COVID disruptions. But there were also a few gains from the previous year. See how your school district fared.

The University of Michigan has restored internet access on all three campuses Wednesday morning. But the school has shared few details about what prompted it to shut off its internet in the first place.

Federal law enforcement joined U-M’s public safety and security agency in probing the ‘significant security concern’ that prompted the internet shutoff Sunday. Students on the three U-M campuses are regaining more access to online services.

The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.