Michigan Schools
Michigan Schools Maxed Out on Charters, But Parents Want More
The children of thousands of families within the Michigan schools are on waiting lists for admittance to charter schools.
Michigan Schools Loss of Students Means Millions Lost in State Funding
September 27th was a crucial day for many Michigan schools across the state, as they enticed children with incentives to show up at school for the Michigan schools’ statewide school count day.
Recall Fever Rages in the Michigan Schools
According to an August 14th article in the Detroit Daily News, an unintended consequence of the Michigan schools funding crisis is a growing number of recalls within the Metro-Detroit area. The grassroots efforts attempt to oust school board officials, who make unfavorable decisions within the Detroit school districts.
Michigan Schools and Parents of Disabled Children in Conflict
As in other states, Michigan schools are seeing more and more parents of disabled children pulling them out of public schools, providing alternative private education, and then suing the Michigan Schools to foot the bill.
Michigan Schools Shore Up a Failing School System
While other states and school districts are searching for progressive and innovative methods to improve student achievement and graduation rates, the Michigan Schools continue to shore up the current failing system, according to The Detroit News.
Michigan Schools Improve High School Graduation Requirements
Michigan Schools presented its new high school graduation requirements — the Michigan Merit Curriculum — in December 2005. The Michigan schools are determined to better prepare students for work and college success, by assuring that all students have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
Michigan Schools Taking Direction from Governor Granholm
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has a vision for the state of Michigan and the Michigan schools. In 2005, the Cherry Commission on Higher Education recommended that the state must double its number of college graduates in order to compete economically. Granholm took this recommendation and developed her small high school initiative for the Michigan schools.
According to an August 14th article in the Detroit Daily News, an unintended consequence of the Michigan schools funding crisis is a growing number of recalls within the Metro-Detroit area. The grassroots efforts attempt to oust school board officials, who make unfavorable decisions within the Detroit school districts.
Michigan Schools and Parents of Disabled Children in Conflict
As in other states, Michigan schools are seeing more and more parents of disabled children pulling them out of public schools, providing alternative private education, and then suing the Michigan Schools to foot the bill.
Michigan Schools Shore Up a Failing School System
While other states and school districts are searching for progressive and innovative methods to improve student achievement and graduation rates, the Michigan Schools continue to shore up the current failing system, according to The Detroit News.
Michigan Schools Improve High School Graduation Requirements
Michigan Schools presented its new high school graduation requirements — the Michigan Merit Curriculum — in December 2005. The Michigan schools are determined to better prepare students for work and college success, by assuring that all students have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
Michigan Schools Taking Direction from Governor Granholm
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has a vision for the state of Michigan and the Michigan schools. In 2005, the Cherry Commission on Higher Education recommended that the state must double its number of college graduates in order to compete economically. Granholm took this recommendation and developed her small high school initiative for the Michigan schools.