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Michigan will ban smartphones from school classrooms starting next school year under a new law signed Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

The parents of Ypsilanti students detained by immigration enforcement officials last week have met with representatives of a local immigrants' rights resource center. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Legislation waiting for Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signature would ban cell phone use during instructional times in K-12 classrooms. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor spoke to Ypsilanti Community Schools about the proposed ban.

A bill that would require schools to come up with policies to ban personal electronic devices in classrooms is on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The state Senate is poised for a final vote on legislation to require school districts to create policies on cell phones and other electronic devices in classrooms. The Senate vote would send the bill to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her signature. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is naming affordability as one of his top issues for the year. Colin Jackson has more.

A legal fight over what Michigan schools should have to give up in order to get state grants for school safety went before a state Court of Claims judge Thursday. Colin Jackson has more

Officers at the Ann Arbor Police Department stopped more drivers than their typical average during their recent school zone enforcement. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

Ann Arbor may be making some changes to its commercial marijuana facilities regulations. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Public school bathrooms and locker rooms would have to be restricted based on students’ sex assigned at birth under a Republican-sponsored bill adopted Thursday by the state House. We have more from Rick Pluta.