education funding

Currently Michigan districts must pay 20.96% of their payroll costs to the public school retirement system. A bill passed by the state Senate would lower that to 15.21%.

A report from the American School Counselor Association says Michigan has the second-highest ratio of students to school counselors.

Ann Arbor Public Schools is facing a projected $25 million dollar deficit in the coming year. So, what happens now? Stateside talked to the board of education's president about the plan for righting the ship.

How the Board of Education is reacting to restructuring of the Michigan Department of Education, the history of one of the first African Americans to settle in the Lansing area and an artifact from his life, and a series on how opiate settlement money is being spent across Michigan.

The state stopped mandating that public schools offer driver's ed classes in the 1990s and has not provided funding in 20 years.

A poll of Michigan teachers suggests that classroom interruptions, absenteeism and violent incidents are affecting learning environments.

Paula Herbart is retiring after six years as Michigan Education Association president. She shares her thoughts on the current state of public education in Michigan.

A Education Law Center report suggests Michigan needs to increase state education funding by $4.5 billion a year.

The Native American Heritage Fund is giving four Michigan school districts money to change racist mascots.

Today on Stateside, Michigan schools get access to piles of money for COVID relief. Also, mapping a path for the state’s transition to clean energy. And a…