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Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall said Wednesday that a public safety trust fund and a ban on student cell phones in classrooms are top priorities heading into the Legislature’s Spring session. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Republican state lawmaker says he hopes Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s support will help enact a law to restrict cell phones and other electronic devices in schools. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan lawmakers pulled an all-nighter and worked until sunrise to finalize the new state budget and then begin the Legislature’s summer recess. Rick Pluta reports.

The state House adopted a bill Tuesday that would reduce the state’s contributions to the public school employee retirement fund. Rick Pluta reports.

Bills meant to prevent lead and other contaminant exposure in schools are being set up for a vote in the Michigan House this week. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan bills to defend Indigenous cultural expression in schools could soon advance out of committee. Colin Jackson has more.

A state House committee has taken a step toward repealing the law that says local schools cannot start classes before Labor Day. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A state House committee will hold its first hearing today on a bill to repeal the nearly two-decades-old law that requires schools to wait until after Labor Day to start classes unless they get permission from the state. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Ann Arbor educators are praising the state’s decision to end its current grading system for Michigan’s public schools. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.

Teachers and other school workers could have a bigger voice in placement and discipline policies under bills working their way through the state House. We have more from Rick Pluta.