The state’s four-year graduation rate is at a new high. Meanwhile, the drop out rate is down.

Michigan districts that agreed to conditions said they need the state funding for their safety and mental health initiatives.

School budget also requires transparency on reading curricula, eliminates virtual instruction days and includes more money for schools to lower class sizes.

No one knows just how many days of instruction Michigan students are receiving, thanks to flexibility lawmakers have allowed in recent years. That’s a problem, State Superintendent Michael Rice says.

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Detroit’s mayoral primary election Tuesday. They will go on to compete in the general election in November.

Less focus has been paid to the role employers can play in the fight to improve attendance.

Many Michigan schools were built before 1970, a new report shows. How can districts cover the costs to get schools up to health and safety standards?

Michigan leaders cite several reasons for the increase: opportunities to make up class credit, career and tech classes that students enjoy and more.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s education budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year would require elementary schools to notify parents if they are using a high-quality curriculum to teach students.

Despite improvement in fourth-grade math, results of the National Assessment of Education Progress tell a familiar story in Detroit. Some blame chronic absenteeism.