Government
Advocates protest Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s $30M budget cuts for online charter schools(The Center Square) â More than 21,000 Michigan online charter public school students face about a $30 million funding cut under Gov. Gretchen Whitmerâs 2024 proposed budget. Each online charter… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Michigan public school contractor pleads guilty to $561K bribe scheme(The Center Square) â A Michigan school contractor pleaded guilty to giving a $561,000 bribe to a former school board president in return for $3.1 million of projects for his… Read More
Culture
DeSantis touts Florida ‘freedom’ at Hillsdale College(The Center Square) â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Michigan on Thursday, claiming his state’s “freedom” is the antithesis of Michigan. Headlining the stage at Hillsdale College’s Searle Center, DeSantis… Read More
Public Education
Public school districts from Denver to Loudoun County are failing their special education studentsA Colorado investigation recently found that Denver Public Schools violated federal requirements for special education, failing over 1,000 disabled students in the process. A complaint filed with the… Read More
Public Education
Universal free school lunches sound great. In reality, theyâre redundant and wastefulNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a new law Monday ensuring all K-12 students will have free meals at school, but policy experts are skeptical… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district to ask voters for $243 million bond(The Center Square) â Saginaw Township residents might see up to a $460 annual increase in tax bills if voters approve a tax hike to repair school buildings. The Saginaw… Read More
Public Education
Michigan House votes to repeal right-to-work, reinstate prevailing wage, end A-F grading system(The Center Square) â The Michigan House on Tuesday voted to repeal right-to-work, reinstate the prevailing wage, and trash the stateâs A-F grading system for public schools. The Democrat-dominated House… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education-law case(SCOTUSblog) â The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf studentâs lawsuit against a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified sign-language interpreter. In a unanimous… Read More
Government
Theis, other Michigan lawmakers oppose online charter school budget cuts(The Center Square) â Gov. Gretchen Whitmerâs proposed 20% cut for online public charter schools has prompted pushback from the school administrators and another member of a growing list of… Read More
Culture
A Michigan university is planning segregated graduation celebrations(Daily Caller) â A public university in Michigan promoted several graduation celebrations that are organized based on studentsâ race, according to the university website. Grand Valley State University (GVSU) will… Read More
Public Education
Bill aims to trash Michigan’s A-F school grading system(The Center Square) â After Michigan shuttered in-person learning at schools statewide during the pandemic, student learning suffered. Three years after the pandemic shutdowns began, critics say a new bill… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Teacher courses promoting critical race theory were funded by pandemic relief in Michigan(The Center Square) â Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used federal pandemic relief funds to create virtual courses for teachers about anti-racism and social justice, which encouraged teachers to engage with… Read More
Government
Michigan voters oppose slashing online, charter school funding(The Center Square) â New polling data shows overwhelming public support for school choice and online charter schools among Michigan parents and voters. The National Coalition for Public School Options… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools to launch statewide infrastructure study(The Center Square) â A coalition of 12 Michigan intermediate school districts announced plans to launch a comprehensive statewide school infrastructure study. The review will explain to lawmakers, school administrators,… Read More
Courts, Culture
Conservative think tank awarded $77K in suit over Michigan teachersâ union’s COVID-19 loansA Michigan-based think tank sued the stateâs teachersâ union for misusing pandemic relief loans â and won. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational… Read More
Public Education
Who does Michigan Gov. Whitmerâs free school meal program benefit?Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to provide free breakfast and lunch to all Michiganâs schoolchildren despite the fact that over half of them already qualify for help. Whitmerâs… Read More
Culture
Pro-LGBT Michigan bill fails to offer religious protectionsThe Michigan Senate approved a bill expanding civil rights to include sexual orientation and gender identity, potentially creating âimpossible-to-resolve conflictsâ for churches and other religious groups. âWe strongly… Read More
Public Education
Legislators weigh in on Whitmer’s proposed online charter school cuts(The Center Square) â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 2024 budget cuts for online public charter schools are receiving some pushback from school choice advocates and legislators. On Friday,… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Whitmer’s budget ‘unfairly’ targets Michigan’s online charter schools, critics say(The Center Square) â Michigan’s online charter public schools have a 20% decrease in spending in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023-24 budget proposal. The second-term Democratâs fiscal plan unveiled Wednesday includes… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Advocacy group takes aim at ârogueâ LGBT sex ed indoctrination in schoolsA educational nonprofit in Michigan is supplying school opt-out forms for parents to remove their kids from ideological sexual education instruction and related activities. The Great Schools Initiative… Read More