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By Laura Weber

Michigan's teachers could see major changes to the terms of their tenure, if the Legislature acts before the end of the year.

Republican state Senator Wayne Kuipers has...

By Peter Payette and Laura Weber

Glen Lake Elementary School is one of the best schools in the state according to a new ranking put out by...

By Laura Weber

Michigan did not make the cut for a second round of Race To The Top federal education-reform funds. State officials thought they had a strong application for this round of the...

By Peter Payette

The superintendent of Leland Public Schools has announced his retirement. Mike Hartigan worked in education for 38 years, twelve of them as Leland's superintendent....

By Laura Weber

A plan to set up a hotline for teachers to report a lack of adequate school supplies and books might be dead. The hotline was part of the "Race To The Top" deal approved by the...

By Andy Robins, WMUK

President Obama will address graduating Kalamazoo Central High School seniors this evening, during their commencement, which will take place on the campus of...

By Laura Weber

The state Department of Education says all of the key players have signed off on the application for a second shot at Race to the Top federal money. Supporters include the state'...

By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

Michigan has failed to make it to the final round in the competition for as much as half a billion dollars in school-reform funds. Lawmakers worked...

By Peter Payette

Thursday was the deadline for schools around Michigan to sign up for the Race to the Top. That's the name of the Obama administration's plan to reform public...

Talk of transforming education is the air once again. Michigan lawmakers are working feverishly to change state education laws to get in line with the Obama administration. The federal government has more than four billion dollars to pass...

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