Blog categorized as Education

MSU Board May Be Without Republican For First Time In ... Ever

10/15/24 12:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Board May Be Without Republican For First Time In ... Ever
After this November's election, Michigan State University's governing board may be without a Republican member for the first time since the board was first publicly elected 115 years ago, based on research conducted by MIRS

$1M For Reporting Unsafe Gun Storage Headed To OK2SAY School Safety Tip Line

10/07/24 11:50 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
$1M For Reporting Unsafe Gun Storage Headed To OK2SAY School Safety Tip Line
A new $1 million funding pot for students to anonymously report "improperly stored" guns is supposed to go to Michigan's current OK2SAY program

Charter School Transparency Hearings Starting In Senate Next Month 

08/13/24 01:11 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Charter School Transparency Hearings Starting In Senate Next Month 
Hearings on new charter school transparency mandates are among the first things on the agenda for Senate Education Committee Chair Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia).

Teachers-Only Housing Being Built In Traverse City With New Grant 

07/31/24 12:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Teachers-Only Housing Being Built In Traverse City With New Grant 
Traverse City education and business groups are planning to use a $5 million grant it received in the last budget to create housing units for school employees as a way to address the region's teacher job openings.

MSU Pres: 'Shared Governance' Working So Far 

06/03/24 01:04 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Pres: 'Shared Governance' Working So Far 
Three months into his tenure as Michigan State University's 22nd president, Kevin Guskiewicz told MIRS the “shared governance” model that Board of Trustees (BOT) members previously agreed to has been a success thus far.