Michigan Senate Education Committee

The Legislature’s Auditor General says the Michigan Department of Education is falling short when it comes to making sure schools are conducting required criminal background checks. The audit was released Tuesday. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to scrap the state’s A-through-F system for grading school performance. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A bill in the state Senate would remove a requirement to holdback Michigan third graders who don’t meet certain reading benchmarks. Colin Jackson has more.