Grosse Pointe parents bash district's plan to layoff teachers, cut $4.6 million from budget

“Our teachers, our counselors, you are putting them on a chopping block for what?" asked one irate student. “A student ratio that hasn't been updated since the 1960s? You are crippling not only my home and school but countless other students."

Austin ISD teacher fired over viral TikTok video

Sophia DeLoretto-Chudy was a third grade teacher at Becker Elementary School in Austin until she posted a TikTok that went viral overnight.

Student loan repayment: How to prepare for payments when pandemic freeze ends

A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.

National Spelling Bee: Dev Shah, 14, wins with final word 'psammophile'

Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.

16-year-old chef earns culinary arts bachelor's degree from Henry Ford College

What started as summer camp at Henry Ford College led to college at the age of 13. She graduated three years later and now has her bachelor's degree in culinary arts from Henry Ford College.

Watch: 'Legendary' math professor, 88, gets standing ovation after final lecture

Gilbert Strang, 88, was one of the first professors to post his lectures to OpenCourseWare, which gave millions of people free access to MIT classes.

Michigan ditches A-F letter grade system given to public schools

The grade system narrowly passed in 2018 before receiving bipartisan pushback after it was rammed through the legislature during a lame duck session when Rick Snyder was still governor.

Michigan lawmaker proposes combating teacher shortage with changes to substitute requirements

A Michigan lawmaker has proposed changing substitute teaching requirements as a short-term solution to a teacher shortage. Under the changes, anyone who is 21 or older and has a high school diploma would be able to sub.

Colleges scramble to police ChatGPT usage by students with AI shortcut

“We went on spring break and came back and all of a sudden the whole world was on AI," said Kelly Genei, associate professor, Cleary University.

Michigan university adds full-time therapy dog to help students' mental health

Meet Onyx, a 2-year-old black lab with an important mission at Davenport University - providing comfort to students to help their mental health. She will primarily be at the Grand Rapids campus but will also visit the Midland, Lansing, Holland, Warren, and Detroit campuses.

Missouri teacher resigns after using racial slur; student who recorded it suspended

A Missouri high school teacher who was videotaped repeatedly using a racial slur in class has resigned from the district, while the student who took the video finishes serving a school suspension.