education

An update from the Michigan Department of Education shows dozens of schools are falling behind. Colin Jackson has more.

Ypsilanti Community Schools has been recognized as a “System of Distinction”—an award that only 39 school districts in the world received. WEMU’s Josh Hakala explains.

A new $180 million bond proposal for the Saline Area School District has passed with 55% of the vote. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.

A website with information about a new state scholarship available to high school students graduating in 2023 and beyond is now live. Colin Jackson has more.

Early childhood education, housing, and homelessness will be the focus of some upcoming spending set to be approved tonight by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a multi-million-dollar education spending bill Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

More investment is being made in early childhood education in Washtenaw County as the need for help and support continues to grow. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the Washtenaw Intermediate School District's Eddie Manusczak about what that looks like locally and what the future holds for helping children and families and improving the communities' steps toward greater equity and opportunity.

A new government board to involve Michigan parents in the state education budget-making process is set to meet for the first time today. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan’s August jobs report was released Wednesday, and it shows more people found work last month as the jobless rate dropped one-tenth of one percent. It’s now 4.1 percent. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Our communities are still in the process of building a foundation in which girls and young women are offered equal opportunity to educational and career opportunities. It becomes even more difficult when personal trauma or family finances stand in the way. Addressing those issues and supplementing existing opportunity is the function of the Ann Arbor-based, "Girls Group." WEMU's David Fair explores the issues and solutions with founder and executive director, Sue Schooner.