To reform Michigan's public education system, a new report finds the state should first better structure its governance over ...

A recent report commissioned by the Michigan Department of Education has state education officials raising their eyebrows ...

The state paid $500,000 for a report on how to improve Michigan schools. Not all are thrilled with the recommendations.

The Michigan education stories we’re watching in 2025 Changes to the U.S. Department of Education could drastically alter the enforcement of federal civil rights laws in local schools.

With Democrats in control of the Michigan Legislature for the first time in decades, several education policy changes and priorities they have long fought for became a reality in 2023.

LANSING, Mich. — State officials in Michigan announced changes this week to address administrative failures that have made it difficult for some of the state’s most vulnerable foster youths to ...

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, told reporters Wednesday that the state would be better served by removing decision-making on education issues from the federal level and ...

Under former Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan formed the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) as a district controlled by state administrators made up of schools deemed to be failing.

When Michigan native and Republican megadonor Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education in a narrow Senate vote in 2017, she sparked controversy and widespread criticism, including pushback ...

Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are criticizing the Trump administration's proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Education, including potential funding cuts. They argue that these changes ...

UM, MSU and Wayne State say they're monitoring a host of issues under the new Trump administration, including research funding and health care policy.

Josh Cowen, professor of education policy at Michigan State University’s College of Education, said he sees Trump’s latest actions as a sign he intends to make good on his campaign promise to ...