Michigan denied standardized testing waiver for this year

The U.S. Department of Education denied Michigan’s request to waive standardized testing for this school year.

Dan, Jennifer Gilbert give $30M to Cranbrook Academy of Art

The money will go to 20 full-tuition fellowships for students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. The Cranbrook Art Museum will also get funding.

Oakland University requires vaccine for students to live on campus this fall

"During the fall we're going to insist that students who choose to live in residential housing, on campus, dorm rooms, apartments, we're going to mandate you have a vaccine," said Dr. Ora Pescovitz, OU president.

Michigan university offers first cannabis chemistry scholarship

A partnership with a Hazel Park company will allow Lake Superior State University to offer a cannabis chemistry scholarship.

Michigan Supreme Court sides with dad in parental rights case

The state's top court overturned a ruling from a lower judge who terminated the parental rights of a poor couple after their children missed more than 25% of school.

Meet the Detroit author whose critically-acclaimed series shows kids breaking barriers

The author of Madison Miles and Friends is a Detroit native with a love of reading that stretches back to her childhood. Now, her books tell the stories that parents missed out on growing up.

Feds waive requirements for Michigan schools

The Department of Education is waiving some accountability requirements for Michigan schools so they can focus on creating assessments to track student improvement and growth.

Student loan forgiveness: Department of Education cancels debt for more than 40,000 with disabilities

The U.S. Education Department is temporarily relaxing the rules of a student loan forgiveness program that's meant to help people with disabilities but that critics say carries overly burdensome rules.

Detroit schools need 1,000 more teachers to continue in-person education

Detroit Public Schools are going to add a week of virtual learning after spring break in hopes of allowing students and staff time to isolate, in case they were exposed to COVID-19 over the time off.

Education Dept. holding summit next week to help schools reopen safely amid COVID-19

The Biden administration is holding a summit next week to help schools reopen safely in the middle of the pandemic, with plans to hear from education leaders, teachers and students.

6 feet or 3 feet? Schools, CDC considering guidance on seating students closer together

U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state governments and education officials working to return as many children as possible to the classroom.

Troy school district website hacked with hate speech, graffiti

The system’s internal messenger was used to send emails to staff and some families, the district added. No sensitive date or student information was compromised, it said. The hack was said to have originated from outside the country.

Walled Lake student allegedly records teacher using bathroom during zoom call

Sources said the teacher believed the camera on her computer was off at the time she left to go to the bathroom. A student on the Zoom call allegedly filmed the scene with their phone before posting it to social media.