The governor is expected to make the announcement during her State of the State Address Wednesday night.
Education
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Talent Together creates alternative path to recruit and train Michigan teachers
As schools in Michigan and across the country try to find solutions to teacher shortages, “grow your own” pipeline programs are popping up.
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Op-Ed: Preparing students to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce
Work-based learning is key for preparing Michigan’s future leaders, Dirk Butler, Chief Program Officer at NAF, writes.
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Nearly 5,000 Detroit students have earned $200 perfect attendance incentive
The high school chronic absenteeism rate in the Detroit Public Schools Community District has declined by 5 percentage points since the district began an initiative giving $200 gift cards biweekly for students with perfect attendance.
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Detroit seniors gain skills for an evolving digital age
St. Patrick Senior Center, a long-time community pillar, offers a mix of tech support and classes to overcome digital skills gap
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Michigan’s superintendent says Trump’s ‘equity ideology’ executive order won’t change state policy
Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said Thursday his department believes in the value of teaching “all of history,” including lessons around racism.
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Will affordable educator housing help northwest Michigan address its teacher shortage?
While the project will be Michigan’s first, other states have already embraced affordable educator housing.
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A group of MSU Extension employees are leading an effort to unionize
Ballots in the state-run election were sent by mail Jan. 31 and will be counted Feb. 24.
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DPSCD board members: Use vacant school buildings to provide shelter, housing for homeless families
More than 3,000 students in the Detroit school district have been identified as homeless. The actual number is likely much higher.
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After years of advocacy, foster youth say Michigan schools still need to fix a key systemic problem
Youth in the system are calling on the Michigan Department of Education to require schools to immediately release their transcripts.