DOJ: Former Madison District school board president took $560K in bribes from contractor

The former president of the Madison District Public Schools district board of education and a contractor are charged in a bribery scheme after the DOJ says the president accepted money for contracts.

Wayne-Westlands schools post school safety job that pays $12 per hour, parents raise alarms

"My children’s well-being and everybody else’s children well being is at crisis," said Rosol Ali. "And you want to think about $12 an hour - it’s a joke, honestly."

University of Michigan Board of Regents names Santa Ono as new president

The University of Michigan Board of Regents named Santa Ono as the school's new president. Mary Sue Coleman has been serving in an interim capacity since Mark Schlissel was removed in January.

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.

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.

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.

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.