The move follows the layoffs of half of the department's 4,133-member staff on March 11. Education observers in Michigan say preschoolers in Head Start, summer schoolers trying to make up pandemic ...

The youths’ stories were part of a joint presentation with two state agencies — the Department of Education, which oversees Michigan’s more than 800 school districts and is directed by the ...

A new presidential administration, a Detroit schools’ lawsuit against the state, and continued attendance woes are among Michigan’s education issues that will likely make big news in 2025.

A call for a 'seat at the table' Robert McCann, executive director of the K-12 Alliance of Michigan, said if the new department is going to be successful, district superintendents should "have a ...

Sixty schools in the Detroit school district provide specialized classes for students with disabilities. That number is ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of dismantling the Dept. of Education. While many Michigan educators are alarmed, the MI GOP says education will improve.

In a news release Thursday following Trump's action, Michael Rice, state superintendent of education, wrote that he believes Trump will be unsuccessful in trying to eliminate the department.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said Thursday Michigan’s curriculum standards won’t change because of Trump’s recent executive order.

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — Operation Education spoke with state lawmakers in Indiana and Michigan about what changes to the U.S. Department of Education could mean for local schools and students. A ...

Michigan U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, the Republican chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, supports shuttering or downsizing the Education Department or at least reducing its footprint.

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Achievement and Potential, or MiLEAP, will consist of three offices — the Office of Early Childhood Education, the Office of Higher Education and ...

The proposed dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education is likely to touch every level of public education in Michigan, education experts say, from preschoolers to high schoolers to college ...