Michigan Department of Education

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

Michigan school districts will receive 10 propane and 87 electric buses, which will replace older diesel-powered buses in 23 school districts.

This is the first update to Michigan’s health education standards since 2007, and people who spoke against it were most concerned with standards on gender identity for students in grades 6-8. But state officials said parents can still opt their children out of the lessons.

The Michigan Department of Education adopts standards that provide a framework for local school districts, but districts ultimately choose how to implement them.

State Superintendent Michael Rice is urging Michigan school districts to continue offering free school meals at the start of the school year, despite uncertainty about whether the state will provide funding for the meals program.

Michigan’s state superintendent has announced plans to step down, and the state Board of Education wants public input during the search to replace him.

Hundreds of federal civil rights cases were put on hold after President Donald Trump took office in January. Parents of students with disabilities and those who experience racial discrimination or sexual violence in schools are uncertain of the fate of their federal complaints. Many say they have not gotten updates on their cases since the regional offices closed.

Last fall, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed laws that will take effect in 2027 designed to change how children are taught to read in Michigan’s public schools. In this second of a two-part series, we explore how these changes are likely to look in classrooms, and what factors will decide their success there.

The number of Michigan students taking career and technical education courses has surpassed pre-COVID enrollment for the first time, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

The Michigan Department of Education is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit that claims it didn’t provide special education students with appropriate services during COVID school shutdowns.