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Schools that meet certain benchmarks are cleared from state academic oversight. This year, 68 schools met the criteria.

Districts now have until December 4 to decide whether to give up some legal protections and accept a portion of the state's $321 million fund for student safety and mental health.

The Michigan Department of Education released a set of guidelines for school mental health support Thursday. The guidelines use a three-tier system.

Three graduating college seniors reflect on how their final semester, during the Trump presidency, has changed how they think about higher education.

Trump is changing his tone about tariffs on China, but it is unclear if he will change any policies. And, a sweeping list of executive actions targeting higher education and K-12 schools.

Fully dismantling the Education Department is most likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979.

Some Democratic Michigan lawmakers are raising concerns over reported plans to significantly scale back the U.S. Department of Education.President Donald Trump and some of his Republican allies in Congress have called for the total elimination of the department. They argue the department has become too sprawling, saying state and local governments should have a bigger role in education.

Today, how bird flu is decimating flocks and egg production. Then, education developments to keep an eye out for this year. Later, how Black Detroiters were the forerunners of the modern lottery system.

On today's episode, Gongwer reporter Elena Durnbaugh detailed the negotiations behind yesterday's new state budget. We unpacked some of its most important items, including funding for education.

The shaping of Michigan's state budget process, the new state education department, Michigan State University's famous ice cream shop, and the seventh installment of Ride of Passage.