Governor candidates present school funding plans at education forum
Candidates for Governor of Michigan gathered on Friday for a forum with the Michigan Education Association. The forum covered topics...
Detroit Evening Report: Bangladesh ambassador visits Michigan
The Bangladeshi ambassador to the United States visited Hamtramck Saturday to meet with Bangladeshi Americans. Tareq Md Ariful Islam joined...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan officials, civil rights organizations call for release of detained Hmong and Laotian refugees
Listen to the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan elected...
The Metro: How Mississippi beat Michigan in literacy — and what we can learn
Right now, Michigan kids are struggling with something fundamental — reading. Over the last 20 years, the state dropped from...
Detroit Evening Report: New Michigan pilot program aims to address turnover in early education
A new state pilot program kicking off this fall aims to reduce turnover and attract talent in early childhood education...
K-12 leaders say budget inaction leaves schools, students, families hanging
Michigan school districts face tough choices as their fiscal years began Tuesday while the Legislature remains deadlocked on the state...
Lawmakers fail to reach K-12 budget agreement, Senate adds more time
Michigan lawmakers went home without passing a new budget for K-12 schools Thursday night. That’s despite, both meeting for hours...
Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit Rising Voices urges support for ‘Teach MI History’ bills
The nonprofit Rising Voices is urging the public to advocate for the "Teach MI History" bill package introduced this month...
Created Equal: K-12 teacher shortages in Michigan
Teachers in classrooms are dealing with an especially tough set of circumstances. Many are dealing with the after effects of...
Michigan Legislature approves $126M school spending bill
Michigan schools could be getting an extra $126 million for school safety efforts next fiscal year, on top of what...
MichMash: Why Michigan public school reading scores are at a 10-year low
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan public school reading scores have been taking a hit. MichMash host, Cheyna Roth, and Gongwer...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan students’ access to school counselors among worse in the nation, report finds
Michigan’s school counselor to student ratio is more than double the number of what is recommended, according to a report...