education funding

Public schools around Michigan are starting this school year with little idea how much money they’ll get from the state. IPR talks with John VanWagoner, the superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools, which is the region's largest public school district.

The programs focus on environmental education. In some communities, they are one of very few afternoon and summer childcare options.

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.

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

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…

Gov. Rick Snyder is calling for more money to be spent on public schools in Michigan. The governor spoke about the issue during his final State of the…

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…

Michigan: We are failing black college students. We can do better. That's the warning from Kim Trent , a member of the Wayne State University Board of...