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EDUCATION
Michigan lawmakers pass budget overnight after disagreements in funding for schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers passed Michigan’s next state budget Thursday after a 19-hour session marked by disagreements among Democrats and school groups, who warned that the original proposal for education spending would lead to layoffs. The votes to pass the $83 billion budget for the fiscal year...
What Happened To Michigan’s One-Room Schoolhouses?
When I was still in elementary school, every year we would take a field trip to a historical village inside of the Allegan County Fair that featured a variety of old buildings, an old church, and an old one-room schoolhouse. Oddly enough, it was in this schoolhouse that I lost my second-grade spelling bee (which still haunts me to this day).
Michigan students fell behind during COVID. Their recovery lags other states
Researchers at Harvard and Stanford Universities find Michigan’s pandemic education recovery is slower than other states. Michigan students remained nearly half a grade behind in math and reading in 2023. State leaders tout new spending plans for education. Michigan’s public school children have barely begun recovering what they lost...
Free community college, pre-K included in Michigan’s $23.4B education budget
LANSING, MI – Many Michigan families would receive free pre-K and all high school graduates would receive free community college education under the 2025 spending plan passed Thursday by lawmakers. The $23.4 billion spending plan for education also would continue free breakfast and lunches for all students at a...
Michigan College First With Their Own Cocktail
Over the last couple of years, many states have passed laws granting colleges and universities the right to apply for licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at their sports facilities. Michigan joined that list of states last year in 2023 and instantly many schools applied and received permits for all or many of their sports facilities. This would increase their concession sales as fans could enjoy drinks while watching their favorite team.
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