A state audit has revealed major failures in Michigan’s school bus safety system -- including unqualified drivers, missed inspections, and buses deemed unsafe still being driven on the road.

In Michigan, third-grade students are struggling with literacy.

Michigan will ditch a system that gave A-through-F grades to public schools each year after state education officials called the system overly simplistic and a duplicate of federal requirements.

In the year since the Oxford High School shooting, how much gets spent on overall school safety has become a hot-button issue.

The Wayne-Westland Community School District is hoping a new program will boost the number of students heading to college.

Concordia University Ann Arbor is helping future educators get funding for teaching certifications through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE).

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The struggle to find and retain teachers is one of the topics at the Michigan State Board of Education meeting.

The list of 2021 National Blue Ribbon schools have been released, and it includes 13 from Michigan.

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The state assessment results come after a year and a half of disrupted learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Food Gatherers will be active on meal distribution sites this summer getting healthy food into the hands of families in need.

The U.S. Department of Education has denied Michigan’s request to waive the federal requirement to administer the state summative assessments, the Michigan Department of Education announced Tuesday.

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Ten Michigan teachers have each been named Regional Teacher of the Year by the state’s education department, and are now in the running for the Teacher of the Year award.

The pandemic has forced changes to school count day in Michigan. Wednesday is arguably one of the more important days on the academic calendar because “Count Day” determines how much funding a district is getting based on the number of students they have. Because of the pandemic, many school districts have students split up, some attending in person, some virtual, and some absent. Normally, the math looks like this: 90% of the October count is added to 10% of the previous year’s February count. The Novi superintendent said they’ve lost about 50 students to private or online schools, which means losing about $442,000 in per-pupil funding.

Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are announcing that the state has gained federal approval for a second round of Pandemic-EBT benefits. “I am happy that Michigan families will be able to count on this additional support to help them access nutritious meals during the ongoing pandemic. Households that already receive food assistance will receive the Pandemic-EBT payments on their Bridge Cards. Families that do not already receive food assistance will receive Pandemic-EBT cards in the mail that they can use to purchase food. Last school year, Michigan was the first state in the nation to gain approval of and distribute Pandemic-EBT benefits.

DETROIT - Results of the Spring 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) and Michigan Merit Exam were released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Education. RELATED: 2019 Michigan M-STEP and MME results released: Find scores for your districtHow did the Detroit Public Schools Community District rank? DPSCD Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti said he's happy there's progress, but there's still more to do. The numbers from M-STEP show an improvement in proficiency in English/language arts, a 1.2% increase from 2019. Vitti said the rising numbers are a step in the right direction and attributes the gains to a new curriculum.

DETROIT - Results for the Spring 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) were released today by the Michigan Department of Education. Key findings:Third and fourth-grade English language arts scores on the 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) showed modest gains for the second straight year. English language arts (ELA) scores by Michigan sixth-graders also increased, as did math scores for third, fifth, and sixth-grade students. We appreciate the gains made this year in our early grades, said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice. Year-to-year comparisons of state assessment results can be problematic, explained Keesler.

DETROIT - Results for the Spring 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) are scheduled to be released today by the Michigan Department of Education. The state is expected to release the scores at 10 a.m.Last year's results showed an increase in some areas, but a concerning decrease in other important areas. It is designed to gauge how well students are mastering state standards. Check back for the 2019 results. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.