Blog categorized as Education

Polehanki Leading Charge For Mandatory Kindergarten For 5-Year-Olds

03/13/24 02:16 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Polehanki Leading Charge For Mandatory Kindergarten For 5-Year-Olds
If a child is at least five years old, their parents or legal guardians would be required to send them to kindergarten under legislation being spearheaded by Senate Education Chair Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia).

Byrum Not Seeking Reelection To MSU Board; Bahar-Cook Seeks Post 

01/05/24 01:48 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Byrum Not Seeking Reelection To MSU Board; Bahar-Cook Seeks Post 
Michigan State University (MSU) Trustee Dianne Byrum confirmed today she will not seek a third term on the MSU Board, of which she was chair for a stint. Her term ends at the end of the year.

MSU Board Votes To Release The 6,000 Nassar Documents 

12/18/23 01:00 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Board Votes To Release The 6,000 Nassar Documents 
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously voted Friday to release long-requested documents related to the sexual abuse scandal of former Michigan State University (MSU) sports physician Larry Nassar.

Study Finds Jump In Enrollment For MI Charter Schools, While Public Schools Lose Students

12/15/23 04:11 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Study Finds Jump In Enrollment For MI Charter Schools, While Public Schools Lose Students
In the last four years, from the 2019-20 academic year that first faced COVID-19 through the recent 2020-23 school year, enrollment in Michigan's public schools fell by 62,243 students

MSU Tries To Tempt Tar Heels Chapel Hill Chancellor To President Position 

12/05/23 02:10 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Tries To Tempt Tar Heels Chapel Hill Chancellor To President Position 
Michigan State University has been trying to pick a new university president and the last of this current batch was the head of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.