Democrats move to eliminate a school quality ranking system that they claim is redundant. Supporters say the system offers parents a different lens to see how schools are performing.
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Wayne State launches free tuition program to lower-income students
Wayne State University is launching a program to make tuition and fees free for students whose families earn less than $70,000 a year. It’s possible because of a new state scholarship program.
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Detroit nonprofit leader asks: Where are the men in education?
Waymond Hayes, director of early learning and youth development Focus: HOPE, is one of few men in Michigan and only Black man to hold a high-ranking position in early education.
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WSU and Wayne County Community College partner on transfer program
The “Transfer Pathways Agreement,” is a new program designed to maximize credits students earn while completing an associate’s degree at WCCCD and transferring to WSU to complete their bachelor’s degree.
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Detroit district cuts may target administrative staffing as COVID aid dries up
Summer school to be scaled back, too, as the district prioritizes nurses, social workers and academic interventionists.
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Michigan wants to expand preschool. So why are these providers closing classrooms?
A classroom at half capacity in Detroit would have lost $74,000 in funding this year. So the provider shut it down.
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MSU shooting: fourth victim identified, discharged from hospital
Troy Forbush of Okemos publicly identified himself as one of the five MSU students critically injured in a mass shooting on the East Lansing campus two weeks ago. He is the first of the five to be released from the hospital, according to his Facebook page.
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Michigan student loan forgiveness: What to know as Supreme Court steps in
The high court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on challenges to President Biden’s loan forgiveness program, which aims to cancel up to $20,000 in college debt for individual students. Critics say Biden went beyond his executive authority.
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Michigan’s 4-year graduation rate up, but so is the dropout rate
Michigan’s long-term gains in the graduation rate track with substantial improvements nationwide over the last two decades.
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MSU shooting update: University to ask state for more security money
Trustee Chair Rema Vassar said MSU is rushing to ask the Legislature for security upgrade funds, which will likely include tightening building access. She also signaled an upcoming review of campus security by outside experts.