50 years of Title IX: What is it, and what impact has it had?
Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50.
Whitmer signs bill to require financial literacy course in Michigan high schools
A bill signed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would add a financial literacy course to the curriculum requirements to graduate high school.
Dearborn, Detroit school districts to dismiss classes early Wednesday over heat
The heat index is expected to hit 105 degree in Southeast Michigan on Wednesday.
Michigan schools to receive $14M for assessing safety plans at districts
The bill originally sent money only to Oxford schools. But after mass shootings in New York and Texas, lawmakers boosted funding for security planning at schools as well.
Huntington Bank and Michigan Chronicle awards $100K to 15 Detroit students
Huntington Bank and Michigan Chronicle are giving away $100,000 to Detroit students during the SWAG annual scholarship event this weekend.
Bill requiring students take personal finance class at Michigan high schools clears legislature
The bill had widescale bipartisan support during its second trip through the Michigan legislature.
Detroit Public Schools dismissing early Tuesday due to heat
Students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District will be released early Tuesday because temperatures are expected to reach 90 degrees.
Michigan Catholic school has lawsuit against state mask order dismissed
Resurrection School in Lansing and some parents sued in 2020, saying a state mask order violated the free exercise of religion, among other objections.
Roeper diversity director 'digusted' with worksheet comparing President Obama to monkeys
"It made me feel disgusted - I couldn't believe it," said Carolyn Lett, the director of diversity at Roeper. "When I first saw it, I'm trying to make sense of it myself."
Congrats, grads! Here are some discounts, freebies offered for class of 2022
Congratulations to the class of 2022! In celebration, many food chains are offering deals and freebies, including a free box of a dozen doughnuts.
Roeper School in Birmingham closed after assignment compares Barack Obama to monkeys
After the Roeper School's biology teacher gave students an assignment that compared former President Barack Obama to primates, the school was closed on Thursday. And the teacher was put on administrative leave.
At least 135 teachers, aides charged with child sex crimes this year alone
Of the 135 arrests made, at least 102, or 76%, involved alleged crimes against students.
Birmingham private school assignment compares Barack Obama to monkeys
Biology students were given an assignment called 'an introduction to primates', which compared former President Barack Obama to apes, monkeys, and lemurs.
Mike Pence visiting Michigan school in Rochester Hills Tuesday
This will be the former Vice President's first visit to Michigan since his term in office expired in January 2021.
University of Michigan ranked best college in the U.S.
The University of Michigan was ranked the number one college in America based on its value by Money.
Ferndale Public Schools reinstates mask mandate as COVID-19 rates climb in Michigan
Most of Southeast Michigan is now in the category of high transmission after COVID-19 case rates rose in the state's most populated areas.
Detroit public schools eye pre-Labor Day start to class next year
Long the unofficial start to the school year, districts have slowly backed away from using Labor Day as the final holiday before beginning class.
Students at Texas college graduate debt-free after anonymous donor pays off school loans
Over 100 graduates at Wiley College, a historically Black college, were surprised with zero student loan debt during their commencement ceremony.
Detroit offering free online Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic classes
Detroit is offering free online Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic classes.
Ransomeware attack forces Michigan community college to cancel classes
All five campuses at Kellogg Community College will remain closed indefinitely for issues of a cyber security breach that happened over the weekend.