Blog categorized as Education

Sex education in public schools would move away from the "no-sex-before-marriage" morality message to one stressing medical realities, affirmative consent and inclusiveness of those of different sexual orientations and identities, under bills introduced last week.

In a rare move, Oakland County's prosecutor authored a legal opinion saying Attorney General Dana Nessel can investigate the Oxford school employees' response to a fatal 2021 mass shooting – without invitation from the prosecutor.

A follow-up audit of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) found it had not created a way of evaluating the effectiveness of virtual learning, and its impacts on learning. But the department argues it doesn't have the authority to conduct such a review.

Unofficial election night results published on the Secretary of State's website mistakenly under-counted the votes for Michigan State University Trustee candidate Democrat Rebecca Bahar-Cook by close to 18,000 votes in Allegan County and 8,517 votes in Ottawa and Kent.

The number of students in Michigan public schools eating free breakfast and lunch increased last year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.