Children must be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year if they are at least 5 years old on Sept. 1, 2025, under legislation approved in the Senate Tuesday, 21-15.

The House Democratic caucus has been returned to its full 56-member majority after Macomb County Commissioner Mai Xiong and Westland City Council member Peter Herzberg secured victories in their respective special elections Tuesday night, ending the temporary 54-54 split.

A new Mackinac Center for Public Policy report shows a large amount of COVID-19 school relief funds went to bolster salaries, both in charter and public schools.

The Senate will not be following the Governor's proposal to spend anticipated debt payments for public school retirees on other education programs as part of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget

Three more dairy herds were found with the highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), bringing the total number to four.