Blog tagged as Education

Dems Introduce 'Jayden's Law' For School Administered Medical Marijuana

10/04/23 01:10 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Dems Introduce 'Jayden's Law' For School Administered Medical Marijuana
Reps. Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D-Ypsilanti) and Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City) are re-introducing "Jayden's Law," a bill package allowing access to medical marijuana for registered pediatric patients on school campuses.

Graduate Assistants, Not Student Athletes Closer To Collective Bargaining

09/29/23 10:46 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Graduate Assistants, Not Student Athletes Closer To Collective Bargaining
A Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) bill ending the prohibition on graduate student research assistant (GSRA) unions passed the House Labor Committee this morning, but its Rep. Carrie A. Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor) counterpart, which also extended the provision to student athletes, did not move.

3,700 New School Counselors Would Be Hired Under Bill 

09/15/23 12:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
3,700 New School Counselors Would Be Hired Under Bill 
One school counselor would need to be employed for every 250 students enrolled under Rep. Felicia Brabec (D-Ann Arbor)’s HB 4081.

GOP Board Of Ed Members Ask AG To Help Them Fight Gov’s MiLEAP EO 

09/07/23 04:42 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
GOP Board Of Ed Members Ask AG To Help Them Fight Gov’s MiLEAP EO 
Two Republican state Board of Education members asked Attorney General Dana Nessel to provide them legal representation so they could stop the Democratic Governor’s “unlawful removal of education functions” from the BOE.

Board Of Ed Wants End To Native American Mascots 

08/10/23 12:02 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Board Of Ed Wants End To Native American Mascots 
The State Board of Education introduced a resolution Tuesday that would recommend 12 schools across Michigan drop Native American mascots, team names and other imagery.