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School districts also must collaborate on sharing costs before tax restructuring can begin on the state level, former state legislator Ken Sikkema told Kent County school officials Thursday. Full story »

LANSING — Michigan State University will receive $83,806 to measure wind speeds in five areas around the state. The state says in a release Thursday that the project is designed to assess Michigan's wind energy potential and encourage job growth in that industry. Michigan State will install anemometers on public safety communications towers in Gratiot, Delta, Antrim, Mason and Hillsdale... Full story »

The share of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches continues to rise in the Wyoming school district. Two-thirds of students qualify this fall based on family income, up from last year's record 61 percent.  Full story »

Two months after an extended strike delayed the start of the semester, Oakland University professors are calling for a vote of no confidence in President Gary Russi. Full story »

KISD paid Public Sector Consultants about $8,500 for the study, but superintendent says it’s well spent if it can show the county’s school boards the extent of the problem. Full story »

Governor Jennifer Granholm echoed many thoughts of the hundreds of Saginaw Valley State University students who packed into their cafeteria Wednesday afternoon, fighting to reinstate the Michigan Promise Scholarship. The governor’s talk at SVSU was her second trip to a state university on Wednesday, rallying with students to have state legislators vote back the state-funded scholarship. “I need your... Full story »

DETROIT — Michigan's ban on racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring was in court again Tuesday, another step closer to its assumed destination: the doorstep of the U.S. Supreme Court. "I don't see how they would give up, and we're not either," said George Washington, an attorney representing those fighting the ban. Michael Rosman, attorney for the... Full story »

The idea is to make it easier for both staff and students to work together with information available around the clock. Full story »

Are we about to see the Obama administration name a salary czar for school employees? Full story »

As Detroit teachers continue to discuss a new contract with the district, it appears both sides will agree to merit pay. Full story »

"You realize there's a lot more out there than you see every day -- like hunger," student Kara Leussenkamp said. Full story »

Speaker will stress changes in education: Learning is highly individual, demands a broader definition of school, and should be based on standard outcomes. Full story »

MUSKEGON COUNTY — Reeths-Puffer and Mona Shores high schools are reaching out to the community for help getting their students to college. Full story »

A YouTube video featuring interviews with Detroit students and one administrator suggests there may be a link between a high dropout rate and high security presence in the city's school system. The video, titled "Criminalization of Youth In Detroit" and uploaded on Sunday, is part of a presentation from Youth United, a division of Habitat For Humanity. It opens... Full story »

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson continues his candid talks about his county and state politics with another new take on Michigan's future: the fate of its children. In a sit-down with The Oakland Press, Patterson said several Oakland County school districts -- though he didn't mention which ones -- would succumb to financial pressure and eventually collapse. The... Full story »