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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.
The first day of college was also a bit chaotic at U-M after the university shut down internet service due to a ‘security concern,' leaving many students confused about class locations.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said it’s too soon to issue an opinion on the constitutionality of a new education agency created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by executive order last month.
Michigan schools are responsible for supplying items that students need to learn. But teachers continue to spend hundreds of dollars from their own pockets and routinely ask families, friends and strangers to help.
U-M grad student instructors and staff assistants would win significant pay raises under the tentative deal following a bitter strike. Leaders hope to finalize the deal by Friday before the fall semester begins.
Some Ann Arbor Public Schools board members say it is time for a change in leadership, as teachers’ groups defend Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift. Both sides accuse the other of lacking transparency.
Woodruff is the fourth president since Lou Anna K. Simon left in 2018 amid the scandal over the university’s handling of serial sexual abuser Dr. Larry Nassar.
Michigan’s record education budget includes $150 million set aside for tutoring to help students recover from pandemic learning loss. But the state’s strict approval process means a wait until possibly March for the money.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s plan for widespread loan forgiveness in June. But there are other ways to get federal student loans forgiven. Plus, Michigan has a new program to help teachers pay back their loans.
MSU officials hope they can sell alcohol at home football games and other sporting venues this season. One MSU official estimates the school will sell about $250,000 in alcohol sales per home football game.
West Michigan’s Patmos Library will add labels describing the content of books to its 90,000-volume collection to regain taxpayer support. The library hopes that it will earn support for a new millage vote in November.
The state’s elected board of education wants to know if a new department created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violates its constitutional power to oversee all public education.
The two city districts made national news this spring by banning backpacks to prevent guns or contraband from entering schools. After a summer of reflection, they tweaked their policies and are hoping for the best.
Michigan lawmakers approved funding for public schools this year to offer free meals to all students, pre-K through 12th grade, regardless of income. Child nutrition experts are pushing to make the funding permanent.