The service, best known for helping farmers get better yields, has expanded its scope over the years to cover financial literacy and health.
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Here’s how the Detroit district spent nearly $32M of its literacy lawsuit funds last year
Most of the money went to hire literacy academic interventionists for students struggling to learn to read.
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Michigan spent $49M to send essential workers to college. Few chose to attend
Futures for Frontliners scholarship, launched during pandemic, is wrapping up with 6K graduates so far, 1 in 4 who enrolled, which is significantly below the national average
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Whitmer says solving literacy crisis in Michigan remains her ‘No. 1 priority’
Leaders from schools, businesses and government attended an event Monday where speakers called for action.
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Oral arguments begin in school safety and mental health mandate case
Michigan school districts argue that language in the state budget that puts conditions on receiving the funding violates the state constitution.
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Michigan needs to attract, retain more teachers of color, new report says
As Michigan schools continue trying to find highly qualified teachers and retain them, a new report highlights the need to ensure students experience being taught by teachers of color.
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ICE arrests another Detroit teen as lawmakers, school district push back
Santiago Zamora Perez, 17, is at least the fourth Detroit student currently jailed by federal immigration authorities. Tlaib calls for his release.
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Michigan schools scramble to ready students with disabilities for future
Disability advocates call age 26 — the point at which the state stops paying for education services — the ‘opportunity cliff’
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Detroit district will ask for release of 4 asylum-seeking teens detained by ICE
Community members also want mandatory staff training, additional transportation, and student counseling.
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Will Detroit school district’s literacy lawsuit funds pay off for newcomers?
State test data shows more English learners are meeting growth targets in the district, but some educators say there are still not enough resources to meet their needs.