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Report commissioned by Michigan Department of Education ruffles feathers with education officials
A recent report commissioned by the Michigan Department of Education has state education officials raising their eyebrows ...
Report: State leaders 'not working well together' on education policy
To reform Michigan's public education system, a new report finds the state should first better structure its governance over ...
White House touts deal with Columbia as critics decry ‘chilling’ precedent
Education lawyers and advocates said Columbia’s deal with the White House was a potentially dangerous government intrusion ...
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee bans transgender athletes from women's sports
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald ...
Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
Columbia University announced it has reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal research money.
Michigan lawmaker proposes bill that would encourage public schools teach cursive again
A Michigan lawmaker has introduced legislation that would develop a statewide cursive curriculum for public schools. State ...
U.S. Dept. of Education investigating 2 Michigan universities for alleged exclusionary scholarships under DACA
The U.S. Department of Education says it's investigating five American universities, including two in Michigan, for what it called possible violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, saying their ...
Cursive comeback? Bill would return cursive instruction to Michigan public schools
Although cursive isn't required teaching in the state's public schools, many Catholic schools around Michigan still teach the handwriting style — the Archdiocese of Detroit, Diocese of Grand Rapids ...