Public Education
Federal court to Ann Arbor Public Schools: stop gagging student speech on Proposal 3(The Center Square) â A federal court has ordered Ann Arbor Public Schools to stop gagging conservative studentsâ political speech about Proposal 3. The court order follows Skyline High… Read More
Public Education
Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s pandemic school-closure claim heavily scrutinized(The Center Square) â The negative repercussions of the Michigan school closures include national test scores so low as to prompt state leaders to distance themselves from mandating extended in-person school… Read More
Public Education
Michigan governor candidates Whitmer, Dixon spar over education, abortion, and more in debate(The Center Square) â Education, abortion, energy and infrastructure were debated by Michigan gubernatorial candidates Tuesday night in the second of two debates with only a fortnight remaining before Election… Read More
Government
Michigan voters to decide between gubernatorial candidates taking opposing views on school choiceBoth candidates for Michigan governor have been highly vocal on education â but their views on school choice could hardly be any more different. Democratic incumbent Gretchen… Read More
Public Education
âParents are sick of itâ: Michigan mom slams school board for silencing parents(Daily Caller) â A Michigan mom blasted the Dearborn school board for recessing a meeting during a Wednesday morning appearance on Fox News, claiming they tried to silence parents after… Read More
Culture
Fired physician assistant sues Michigan Health claiming termination over religious beliefs about gender(The Center Square) â A physician assistant who claims she was fired after seeking a religious exemption from referring patients for transgender care and using their preferred personal pronouns has… Read More
Culture
Michigan governor, Health Department mum on $50M request, abortion(The Center Square) â A request for $50 million in Michigan taxpayer funding of family planning services is as notable for what it does not say as what it does. Read More
Public Education
Contentious school board meeting over sexually explicit books ended by fire marshal, but was overcrowding the real reason?A large group of parents protesting sexually explicit books in the districtâs libraries prompted the fire marshal to suspend a Michigan school board meeting Monday. But was overcrowding the… Read More
Public Education
Whitmer administration to hire âsexual orientationâ and âexpressionâ consultant for foster kids(Daily Caller) â The administration of Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a contract for a child foster care consultant on gender identity and sexual orientation, according to documents made… Read More
Culture
Michigan mother sues school board over COVID-19 policy âretaliationâ(The Center Square) â After Sandra Hernden voiced her opinion to the Chippewa Valley School District school board, she says the district retaliated. Now sheâs suing the district with help… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parent group challenges school districtâs planned âTransgender Awareness Weekâ(Dailey Caller) â A grassroots initiative is sounding the alarm on a Michigan school district that plans to host a transgender awareness week in November. Bloomfield Hills School District in… Read More
Government
Dixon, conservative group campaign for parental rights in kids’ education(The Center Square) â While state Democrats are touting massive bipartisan public education spending increases during Gov. Gretchen Whitmerâs first term, some Republicans this campaign season are emphasizing parental… Read More
Culture
Some Michigan schools keep mum on COVID relief spending(The Center Square) â Theoretically, taxpayers should be able to see how Michigan schools are spending $5.7 billion of taxpayer money to recover from COVID-19-related learning loss. Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools use one-time COVID relief for pay increases, increasing long-term taxpayer burden(The Center Square) â Many Michigan schools are spending one-time federal COVID relief dollars on pay hikes that will increase the long-term taxpayer cost of education, according to more than… Read More
Culture
Christian group sues AG Nessel over civil rights interpretation(The Center Square) â A Christian health care group says that Michiganâs recently reinterpreted civil rights law relating to sexual orientation and gender identity violates its constitutional right to religion. Read More
Public Education
Michigan’s K-12 education enrollment fell 25% between 2002 and 2020(The Center Square) â Michiganâs K-12 education spending, per pupil and adjusted for inflation, increased by 10% between 2002 and 2020 because the state lost 25% of enrolled students, according… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools, colleges have only spent 44% of federal COVID aid(The Center Square) â More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Michigan K-12 schools and higher education institutions have only spent 44% of $7.92 billion of federal… Read More
Government
School choice initiative clears signature hurdle for November ballot in Michigan(The Center Square) â Let MI Kids Learn filed more than 520,000 signatures with the Michigan Bureau of Elections to put an education choice initiative on this Novemberâs general… Read More
Courts
Charter schools in Ohio and Michigan sue Biden administration(The Center Square) â A group of Ohio and Michigan charter schools sued the Biden administration today, claiming a new rule that requires charter schools to prove public schools are… Read More
Public Education
How Niles Community Schools spent $4 million in COVID funds(The Center Square) â Michigan’s more than 800 school districts received about $6 billion of federal taxpayer money to recover from COVID. However, some digging revealed some of the largest… Read More