Talent & Education

Unless masks are mandated by government authorities, it’s unlikely most Michigan school districts will require face masks in classrooms this fall, say school leaders.

Some Michigan school districts are opening full-time, online schools as an alternative to traditional classrooms, on the belief that not all families will want to return to school buildings this year.

Futures for Frontliners gave essential workers in the early months of the COVID pandemic a shot at free community college. Some are on campuses, but many more have yet to complete financial forms that would free them of tuition payments.

The state is pushing to get more residents to pursue a college degree. The pandemic appears to still be hobbling those efforts, particularly among poor and first-generation students.

Michigan families would have had access to $1,000 scholarships for outside-of-school tutoring to help elementary reading skills. School leaders questioned whether the scholarships would help students most in need, or those with the resources to find tutors.

Taxpayers spend $4.4 million for a standardized test that is supposed to help employers know who is qualified for jobs. One problem: Few employers use it.

No, critical race theory isn’t being taught in Michigan schools. That hasn’t stopped it from becoming a passionate political issue.

Help young readers? High school dropouts? What about building repairs? Experts weigh in on how Michigan schools should use federal funds.

Lawmakers went on summer break before allocating $1.4 billion in federal COVID aid for child care. That’s left some worrying about making payroll.

State officials issued guidance Friday recommending students mask-up in school in the fall. That’ll be a hard sell to schools and students.

Bills to remove SAT scores from student transcripts in Michigan could help shrink the importance of the college entrance exam.

Lower-income students at U-M’s Flint and Dearborn campuses can enroll this fall without paying tuition through the Go Blue Guarantee. But they must meet a GPA threshold not required of incoming “Go Blue” students in Ann Arbor.

The investigation into sports department physician Robert Anderson’s alleged sexual misconduct raises questions about how much U-M officials, including the school’s iconic football coach, knew about the doctor’s behavior.

The families of almost 3,500 Michigan third-graders received letters recommending they be held back in grade because they scored poorly on a reading test. The actual number who flunk is likely to be much less than that.

Already struggling with stability outside of school, the homeless and formerly homeless face disciplinary action more than their classmates in Michigan schools.

Detroit schools were once a tough sell. But by boosting starting pay above $50,000 and offering $15,000 bonuses for special education teachers, the city is attracting educators even during a statewide teacher shortage.

Even in a tough year in Michigan’s classrooms, there are lessons to be learned, says the newly crowned teacher of the year.

Early middle college is a five-year program in which students earn a high school diploma and enough college credits for an associate’s degree, for free.

The largest single donation in U.S. history to a public university will be used to support WMU’s medical school, need-based student financial aid and the WMU Bronco athletic program.

With classrooms shuttered across Detroit earlier this school year, leaders at Detroit Leadership Academy, a Brightmoor-area charter school, told neighborhood leaders that many students didn’t have a space where they could focus.