Howell school board expels students charged with assaulting teen with autism

A video that surfaced in August showed the two students jumping a third, where they punched and kicked the victim multiple times. They've been charged as adults.

Michigan's only Historically Black College is getting resurrected

Lewis College of Business relocated to Detroit in 1939 as a member of the HBCU - Historically Black Colleges and Universities. But after its closure, there’s a renewed effort to bring life back to this campus.

Michigan State football player sues over ongoing suspension after sexual assault allegation

A Michigan State University football player has filed a lawsuit alleging the school was wrong to suspend him from the team indefinitely while investigating sexual assault allegations against him.

Warren schools warn TikTok challenge stunts will bring severe disciplinary action

"The challenge is to video record yourself hitting a staff member, and some of them throughout the year are very concerning,” he said. "One of them even includes touching people inappropriately on the breast."

Oakland University president gifts $1M for scholarships

"If this is an academically talented student of any financial means, who is also someone who has achieved something beyond the academic domain," she said."So a student who has demonstrated some sort of leadership and has demonstrated an interest in service that means doing something in the community."

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

Public schools have struggled for years with teacher shortages, particularly in math, science, special education and languages. But the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the problem.

Cass Tech football team has 50 players out due to Detroit's Covid protocols

The lone player said to have tested positive prompting others to quarantine, later received three negative test results. Parents think the first test was a false positive.

Parent groups in Michigan pressing health department to mandate masks in all schools

Pro-mask groups from a dozen counties are lobbying the health department days after some GOP bills that would prevent mask mandates marched through the legislature.

New York City public schools reopen for in-person instruction

For the first time since March 2020, classroom doors reopened for about a million New York City public school students.

Michigan health department announces quarantine protocols for COVID-19-exposed students

The preventative measures call for regular testing and monitoring symptoms for both fully vaccinated and unvaccinated students in districts where masking is mandatory among students that were exposed.

Most parents want online or hybrid learning for students, survey finds

A new survey found most parents want their kids to return to in-person learning but were still concerned about the chances of students becoming infected with COVID-19.