WATCH: SHOCKING fight at Michigan polling station when a woman hurls racial abuse
THIS is the shocking moment a woman hurls racial abuse at a polling station in Michigan when a fight breaks out. Daily Express :: News Feed
Michigan May Close Over 100 Low-Performing Schools
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) More than 100 low-performing schools across the state of Michigan are set to close their doors by the end of the 2016-17 school year, according to the state School Reform Office. School Reform Officer Natasha Baker said that a final decision on the issue would be made by the end of […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan tops WalletHub’s Most Educated Cities List
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) WalletHub, the website dedicated to offering daily free credit scores and full credit reports, has released their annual list of the most and least educated cities in the United States. Accounting for one-third of the population, citizens with a college education typically have access to better job opportunities and higher salaries, and, according to […]
Michigan Will Pay Legal Fees in Detroit Teacher Sickout Suit
(Photo: Jim West, ZUMA Press, Newscom) The Michigan Department of Treasury has announced that it will pay the bill for the legal fees accrued to sue two teachers over a massive teacher sickout held earlier in the year. It was expected that Detroit Public Schools would be held responsible for the almost $ 300,000 in […]
Academic Results Not Tied to School Spending in Michigan, Report Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A newly-released report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy finds that there is no statistical correlation between spending on public schools in Michigan and the academic performance of the state’s students. A large data set was used for the study, titled ”School Spending and Student Achievement in Michigan: What’s the […]
Michigan Court Rules ‘Unfit’ Parents Can’t Deny Vaccinations
(Image: Typhoid inoculation, 1944, U.S. Office of War Information) A Michigan appeals court has ruled 3-0 that parents declared unfit cannot keep their children from getting required vaccinations. A Kent County judge had ordered that immunizations be given to four young people in foster care after a state foster care worker requested the action. Now […]
Michigan House Approves $48mil Emergency Funding for Detroit Schools
(Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons) The Michigan House of Representatives has approved $ 48.7 million of emergency funding to be used for keeping Detroit Public Schools open through June. A vote will also be needed to pass a bill that will change the system’s administration, and the Senate must approve the funding measure as well. The […]
Michigan Approves Slate of Steps to Improve Educational Achievement
Michigan officials are determined to move within the top 10 highest-achieving states in the education realm, and to do this, the State Board of Education and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) have created a set of 31 strategies that have been approved this week. The steps are part of the MDE’s efforts to turn around […]
Michigan Debates Path for Detroit Public School Reforms
Democratic lawmakers in the Michigan Legislature say they are in opposition to legislation introduced this week as a way to restructure the financially-strapped Detroit Public School system. Their lack of support rests on their opinion that DPS will only succeed if the district is led by a “locally elected school board that maintains the same authority as […]
Michigan boxer dies after collapsing during pro debut (The Associated Press)
An Ohio boxing official says a Michigan-based fighter has died days after he collapsed and lost consciousness during his professional debut. The boxer has been identified as 19-year-old Hamzah Ajahmi, of Dearborn. Ohio Athletic Commission executive director Bernie Profato says Ajahmi died Tuesday at a Youngstown hospital after undergoing brain surgery following Saturday’s fight. Yahoo […]