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The Dearborn Heights School District has introduced a new mental health service available 24/7 for users, the first in Michigan, through a text-based app called Counslr.
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Students at the University of Michigan set up some two dozen tents on central campus Monday in support of Palestine and in opposition to some U of M financial positions.
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Students and faculty protested U of M's proposed disruptive activities policy and its rejection of calls to divest from companies that could profit from Israel's war in Gaza.
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The Board passed a resolution that says the financial data most charter schools make public isn’t as comprehensive as that offered by traditional public school districts.
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The civil rights group’s digital map pinpoints Michigan communities that it says have seen organized book censorship campaigns, or local governments banning LGBTQ Pride flags from city property.
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"This is how you restore faith and hope. This is how keep people from being incarcerated, how you keep victims from being revictimized," said Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.
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Demonstrators gathered at the University of Michigan Diag Thursday for an organized walk-out to protest the university's proposed "disruptive activity policy."
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The path forward for Flint Community Schools is still not entirely clear. The district has an operational deficit of $14 million.
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Under the draft policy, UM students who take part in what the university deems to be “disruptive activities” could face punishments including suspension and expulsion.
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The residents want to form the Resident and Fellow Alliance to help lead them in contract negotiations. It would be affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL CIO unions.
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Facing fiscal crisis, Ann Arbor Public Schools plans cuts, offers Jazz Parks superintendent positionAnn Arbor Public Schools must submit a plan cutting $25 million from its budget to the state by April 15. That urgency was evident in the decision by the district's board of education to offer its superintendent position to current Interim Superintendent Jazz Parks.
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Vitti joined the district as superintendent in 2017. The board voted 6-1 this week to extend his current contract through 2028, and give him a pay raise.