Blog categorized as Education

House Passes Collective Bargaining Blast From The Past

06/21/23 11:40 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
House Passes Collective Bargaining Blast From The Past
Seniority would play a role in deciding which classes K-12 instructors can teach, while discipline would become a subject of collective bargaining under legislation that passed the House Tuesday afternoon on a strictly party-line vote.

MCRC Wants Legal Opinion On Book Banning

06/13/23 10:54 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MCRC Wants Legal Opinion On Book Banning
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) wants a formal legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel on whether banning and censorship of books in educational institutions violates the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

Charter School Transparency Bills Coming Back To Lansing

05/23/23 11:15 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Charter School Transparency Bills Coming Back To Lansing
After the education budget is put to bed, look for Democratic lawmakers to take up transparency mandates on Michigan's charter schools.

Senate OKs Dropping A-F School Grading System

05/04/23 02:34 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate OKs Dropping A-F School Grading System
Legislation wiping out Michigan's A-F school quality ranking system was approved in the Senate Wednesday by a party-line vote, 20-18

Why The Loss Of 6,000 Kids In K-12?

04/14/23 09:55 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Why The Loss Of 6,000 Kids In K-12?
As Marvin Gaye And The 4 Non Blondes Used To Sing, "What's Goin' On?" How Is It That Michigan Schools Are Seeing About 6,000 Fewer K-12 Students This Year Than Last Year?