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Michigan State Senator Dayne Polehanki knows a thing or two about what it’s like to run a classroom.

The students at Oxford High School know all too well the pain of a mass shooting event at their school. On Thursday, they showed their support for the latest school shooting in Texas this week.

AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift reacted to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 people, the majority of them children, dead.

Many may sense it, but the numbers prove it: Active shooter incidents in the U.S. are becoming more and more common.

Can you imagine having to submit a DNA sample to help identify your potentially murdered child? That’s the pain and agony parents of the kids at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas are living with right now.

OK2SAY is available across Michigan for public and private schools in the state. Anybody can submit a confidential tip.

Michigan is tracking coronavirus outbreaks in schools across the state.

An 18-year-old student is facing charges after a teacher at Summit Academy North High School in Romulus found a “suspicious backpack,” which sent the school into lockdown.

A student is in custody after a teacher at Summit Academy North High School in Romulus reported a suspicious package to the district’s liaison officer.

Three Michigan high school seniors have been named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars, the 58th class in the history of the program.

Police are investigating an altercation between a substitute teacher and a sixth grade student at Ypsilanti Middle School.

Parents are calling for accountability from the Rochester Community School District after just settling a lawsuit for six figures.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pushing for investments that would help students manage their mental health.

Michigan Mighty Meals provides no-cost meals for all Michigan children in school.

A jury found a man guilty of disturbing Holly schools after he refused to stop walking around filming classrooms and other areas, officials said.

An 11-year-old brought a BB gun to an elementary school in Southgate and shot a fellow student during recess, officials said.

Good news for families. All Ann Arbor Public Schools bus routes will be restored on Monday.

A 15-year-old Chippewa Valley High School student is facing multiple charges after a gun was found at school on Friday (April 1).

Part of the M20 is turned into a lorry park as motorists face tailbacks around Dover.

Chippewa Valley High School went into temporary lockdown based on a report that a student inside the school possessed a gun, school officials said Friday.

Chippewa Valley High School went into temporary lockdown based on a report that a student inside the school possessed a gun, school officials said Friday.

Police say that Chippewa Valley High School was under a temporary lockdown Friday morning amid an investigation.

Since 2017, 47 courses at WCC offer the free textbook program saving students hundreds of dollars.

Tree Town was named the city with the second-best public schools in the United States.

Hundreds of Liverpool parents could appeal after their children failed to get into their chosen schools.

With pandemic waivers set to expire, schools are bracing for higher meal costs and summer planning hiccups.

March is Reading Month -- and we want to show off your classroom!

March is Reading Month -- and we want to show off your classroom!

New guidelines from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention means new masking rules when it comes to the classroom, both at the county and district levels.

More than 400 school closures have been reported across Metro Detroit Friday following significant snowfall on Thursday.

The school district told students and families that snowy weather and road conditions contributed to the decision for Friday's remote-virtual day.

Wayne County health officials are no longer requiring students to wear face masks while at school.

The latest snow models show most of Metro Detroit getting between 5 and 8 inches of snow on Thursday.

A Michigan university has defended its decision to suspend a professor over a profanity-filled video, saying the unusual welcome message for his history students isn’t protected by the First Amendment.

Enrollment in Catholic schools in the United States rose 3.8% from the previous academic year, rebounding from a sharp drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Chicago Public Schools officials unveiled the new signs at the school formerly named for racist scientist Louis Agassiz.

A Friday email from AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift said that universal masking and other safety protocols remain in place until further notice.

Health officials in Wayne County announced that it expects to end its emergency order requiring masks in schools by Feb. 28.

The superintendent of Southfield Public Schools sent a letter home to families that stated the district will continue to utilize face masks.

Washtenaw County health officials are lifting their COVID orders for all K-12 schools at the end of February.

Oakland County health officials announced the county would lift its mask mandate for schools and daycares at the end of the month.

The University of Michigan School of Education is establishing a new center following a $14.7 million donation from alumna Eileen Lappin Weiser.

Schools in Nepal are demanding the government open up physical classes that were shut down for weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose spending $2.3 billion over four years to recruit and retain teachers and other school staff, enticing them with annual $2,000 bonuses that would grow to $4,000 by 2025.

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Southeast Michigan through Thursday night, with around 10 inches of snow expected over the two-day span.

Public school students in Tree Town will continue learning virtually on Friday due to severe winter weather.

An 18-year-old woman was critically injured when an SUV ran over her in the parking lot of a Detroit school, police said.

Tree Town public school students will study from home again on Thursday due to severe winter weather.

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Southeast Michigan through Thursday night, with around 10 inches of snow expected over the two-day span.

Students attending Ann Arbor Public Schools will learn remotely on Wednesday due to inclement weather.

Snow days -- or virtual days -- are highly likely this week, perhaps even for multiple days, with a big snowstorm on the horizon in Southeast Michigan. Track school closings here.

ANN ARBOR – With a snowstorm heading to Southeast Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 2 some schools are being proactive with their athletic postponements. Chelsea postponed its boys basketball games at Tecumseh until March 1, and moved its bowling match against Tecumseh from Wednesday to Friday. Ann Arbor Public Schools announced that all athletic events for Wednesday would be canceled, though it will have a remote virtual learning day rather than cancelling classes. The Ann Arbor area is currently in a winter storm watch, along with the Detroit area. MORE:Snowstorm coming: What we know and don’t knowWinter Storm Watch now upgraded to Winter Storm Warning for 11 southern Michigan counties

For the second day in a row, several historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. received bomb threats and were forced to cancel classes or tell students to shelter in place. CBS News chief Justice and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports from Washington. Then A. Zachary Faison, Jr., the president and CEO of Edward Waters University, one of the schools that received a threat, joins CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Tanya Rivero to discuss the situation.

A woman was found seriously injured in the parking lot of a Detroit school early Monday morning before classes began, officials said.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to shift to virtual learning in the case of heavy snowfall this week, the superintendent said in a statement Tuesday.

Snow totals over the two days could top more than 16 inches of snow in some areas. Which means school closings are likely Wednesday thru Friday.

Police are seeking charges against a 10-year-old student who brought a knife to a Brighton school and then made up a story about a man with a gun, according to authorities.

Burkina Faso is the latest country to experience a coup in a region where democracy had seemed entrenched.

Thirty teenagers were stabbed to death in London last year. What can be done to save lives in 2022?

After nearly half of its schools went remote this week, the Philadelphia school district announced Friday that just eight schools will be virtual next week.

After nearly half of its schools went remote this week, the Philadelphia school district announced only 14 schools will be virtual this week.

The reopening caused traffic congestion in some areas of the capital, Kampala, and students can be seen carrying their mattresses in the streets, a back-to-boarding school phenomenon not witnessed here for nearly two years. Uganda’s schools have been fully or partially shut for more than 83 weeks, the world's longest disruption, according to figures from the U.N. cultural agency.

Government admits uncertainty over whether face coverings will truly cut Covid spread.

Pupils across the UK are heading back to class amid fears of staff shortages and remote learning.

The move aims to address concerns about schools remaining open for face-to-face learning this coming term.

EAST LANSING – Michigan State is joining the growing number of schools that will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend an indoor sporting event on its campus. Beginning with a Wednesday home men’s basketball game against Nebraska, Michigan State will require any attendees age 12 and up to show a COVID-19 vaccination card (or a digital image of the card) along with a photo ID to attend an indoor sporting event. Attendees can also show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event.

Pediatric COVID-19 admissions have been on the rise recently in New York City, health officials say.

Chicago's top doctor said in-school transmission remains in line with community rates.

The handwriting on the wall came during a nearly two hour argument involving a challenge brought by two Maine families to the state's unusual way of providing public education.

“How do you understand the situation you are in if you don’t understand where it began?” asks Alice M. Greenwald, president of the National September 11 Memorial Museum.

Politically motivated attacks on classroom instruction can be blunted by inviting families to participate more in curriculum decisions.

A ballot drive was launched Monday to sidestep Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's planned veto of Republican-proposed legislation that would authorize a school voucher-style system in Michigan.

The Chancellor pledged to return schools funding to 2010 levels with an extra £4.7bn investment.

Republican lawmakers took final votes on veto-destined bills early Wednesday that would let Michigan students attend private schools and pay other educational expenses with scholarship accounts funded by people and corporations that would...

Children could qualify for scholarships to attend private schools and to cover educational expenses such as tutoring under bills approved Tuesday on party-line votes in the Republican-led Michigan Senate.

Kindergartners in schools serving more low-income families get less physical activity and spend more time waiting than do their peers in higher-income schools

Massachusetts National Guard members are helping kids get to school.

Massachusetts National Guard members are helping kids get to school.

Head teachers have warned of fake consent letters for Covid vaccines being circulated in schools.

Logistics have slowed the rollout of COVID-19 SHIELD Illinois testing in schools

Schools in Colorado have been forced to change menus due to a lack of food items.

Districts are worried the Delta variant will spread easily in schools.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that reopened schools struggling with large-scale Covid outbreaks generally aren't following federal guidelines.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley join Major Garrett.

Case numbers are 30 times higher than at the same point last year - where might we be heading next?

The health secretary warns that the pandemic "is not over" ahead of Monday's significant milestone.

FLINT, MI -- Less than 72 hours after news broke that the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation was pulling funding from Flint schools that supported YouthQuest and Crim Community Education programs, President Ridgway White has reversed his decision. This decision brought a large crowd to the board of education’s July 21 meeting to express their concern with the Mott Foundation. This caused distrust among the Flint school board, Mott Foundation and community, according to multiple public commenters. Board Treasurer Laura MacIntyre called out the Mott Foundation for pulling funding for these programs during the meeting. Read more on MLive:Flint school board members denounce Mott Foundation for pulling program fundingFlint schools to suspend programming after Mott Foundation pulls fundingMott Foundation president to Flint schools: ‘Let us help you’Flint board members surprised by possible multi-million dollar agreement with Mott Foundation, state to build and renovate schoolsFlint school board issues warning to superintendent for not keeping members informed

Several schools will remove one school resource officer but keep one — a new option this year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance Friday on in-person learning this fall.

Here’s what the CDC says about masks, distancing, and quarantining next year.

Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a for-profit school, but critics say students may suffer.

This new guidance will still allow schools and camps to impose stricter rules.

Schools are helping students stay connected. But officials say more work needs to be done.

Readers respond to our April 2021 cover story and more.

The Grosse Pointe Public School System is looking at a drop of roughly $6.5 million in funding for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. While next year's budget is

The Scottish Qualifications Authority tells schools they must investigate malpractice and penalise candidates.

More than 200 volunteers — clad in can’t-miss-us fluorescent yellow T-shirts and cloth masks — gathered Saturday morning in Englewood.

This year, the start is later because schools are closed for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which falls on the Tuesday and Wednesday after Labor Day.

CTU is prepared to escalate its action to win concessions over high school reopening, the union's president said.

Before schools opened up to full-time in-classroom instruction, sports were the biggest cause of concern for spreading COVID-19 in schools. Then schools