Education

Nearly 100 school districts, including Detroit Public Schools, are closing for a second day in a row on Tuesday as wintry weather left messy roads and cold conditions.

Arctic temperatures combined with some extra snowfall will cap off what has been a freezing start to the year in 2026. That means both snow days and cold days are on the table for the districts around the region.

It's not always an easy decision to cancel class and there are several factors that go into a district deciding when to do so.

For weeks, Southeast Michigan has dealt with cold, snowy temperatures, forcing many school districts to declare a snow day, keeping students and faculty away from campus to prioritize safety.

As temperatures begin to drop to dangerous conditions, some Metro Detroit schools are announcing closures for Tuesday.

An announcement from the Education Department on Friday said involuntary collections on federal student loans will remain on hold as the agency finalizes new repayment plans.

Applications are now being accepted for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1890 National Scholars Program.

Dozens of schools around Metro Detroit are closed again Friday. View a live school closings list here.

All of Detroit Public Schools will be closed on Friday after a wintry end to the week, joining hundreds of other schools across Southeast Michigan.

School closings are rolling in after another round of winter weather descended on Metro Detroit on Wednesday.

An assistant principal was placed on a paid leave after accusations of inappropriate behavior towards students.

The Department of Education will begin garnishing wages from borrowers who have defaulted on federal student loans starting in early January.

After getting blasted with snow going into Wednesday, some Metro Detroit schools are preparing to close for a second day in a row as freezing temperatures could bring icy road conditions.

Roads around Metro Detroit are a mess Wednesday morning, and as a result, dozens of schools are closed.

On Tuesday, the Dept. of Education announced that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement that, if given court approval, will end the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan repayment plan.

Former Harvard president Larry Summers has been barred from one of the most prestigious scholarly associations in the country over his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.