education budget

A petition campaign to enact a tax break for people to offer financial support to private schools in Michigan hopes to take a significant step Monday.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge heard arguments Monday on whether it’s ever legal for the state to allow public funds to go to non-public schools.

Michigan schools can expect a funding boost under a budget deal that was finalized Wednesday by the Legislature and sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The state Senate is due back in Lansing Wednesday to vote on three budget bills as schools and local governments are about to begin their fiscal years.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday called for expanding the publicly funded Great Start Readiness pre-school program to all eligible four-year-old children.

The Legislature has sent a K-12 schools budget to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The bill was adopted with the support of Republicans and Democrats, but the…

Traverse City Area Public Schools will pay back $707,000 to the state over allegedly miscalculated student enrollment, but they could have to give back…

Traverse City Area Public Schools will have to pay back over $700,000 to the state over allegedly misreported student enrollment.The Michigan Department…

Dozens of school districts across the state will put bond proposals to voters next month. They are asking residents to pay for improvements in schools,…

Many states across the country cut funding for public higher education during the Great Recession. A new report shows the money hasn’t been replaced in…