As educators and advocates for public schools, we believe in empowering our students with the knowledge and skills they’ll need to succeed and thrive later in life — but we also recognize our responsibility to provide a stable future for young people doesn’t end there.
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago, it stripped tens of millions of people of the right to make their own medical decisions.
After 60% of state voters in November approved a constitutional amendment making sweeping changes to Michigan elections, lawmakers this week passed legislation to enact those reforms and included $46 million in their Fiscal Year 2024 budget to implement the amendment known as Proposal 2.
Lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills for years stemming from lessons the state learned from survivors of sexual violence since the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday proclaimed that Thursday through Sunday will be recognized as “June Jubilee: A Celebration of Freedom” in Michigan.
A bill under consideration by the Michigan House would allow high school athletes to turn a profit on name, image and likeness (NIL) deals if passed.
The accreditation board that monitors the University of Michigan is investigating allegations that the school’s administration pressured department chairs to falsify grades while graduate student instructors were on strike over a labor dispute.
The state of Michigan asserted in a lawsuit against Walgreens that the company failed to monitor and prevent suspicious opioid orders from being dispensed.
Longer sentences handed out for major crimes in Michigan and other states over the past few decades mean a larger portion of people in state and federal prisons are older adults.
On June 6, 1958 Ozzie Virgil, a Dominican Republic native, became the first person of color to play for the Detroit Tigers, Michigan’s only Major League Baseball (MLB) team.
The need for Michigan women to prioritize their health doesn’t stop when National Women’s Health Month ends this week.
People cannot be denied a place to live based on their race or disability in Michigan, but some are being turned down based on where they get the money to pay their rent.