K-12

School districts face tough choices as their fiscal years began while the Legislature remains deadlocked on a state K-12 budget.

School districts have had to start a new fiscal year without knowing how much money they'll be getting from the state.

"Invest in MI Kids," proposal would put a ballot question before voters to increase taxes on affluent residents to help state's K-12 schools.

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

The biggest takeaways from an annual report on racial disparities in educational outcomes for Michigan students. A preview of a trio of botanical art installations blooming in Detroit this spring and summer. Plus, the Michigan man behind one of the most iconic innovations in processed food - the Pop-Tart. And, just how warm will the Great Lakes get this summer.

A Michigan Education Association spokesman criticized the Republican plan, saying, "Recycling unsuccessful ideas doesn’t move our state and our students forward."

Michigan's school of choice law, an all-city poetry showcase in Detroit, new rules for how schools evaluate teachers passed this year, and the revival of Dutch Girl Donuts.

Whitmer is spending part of this week visiting Michigan K-12 schools as the new school year begins.

Michigan's K-12 schools could add gambling risk education to what it already teaches about risk related to drugs and alcohol.

Under HB 4672, teachers would be required to teach how the Pilgrims “cultivated democratic forms of government and Christian ethics.”