Tag: Education
How can Michigan improve schools? Mississippiâs ex-superintendent has ideas
Mississippi transformed from last to near-top in reading after unified political support, early-grade intervention and strict science-of-reading reforms. Former state superintendent Carey Wright, now in Maryland, says success required consistency, teamwork, and keeping politics out â lessons Michigan will face as education becomes a 2026 campaign issue….
Thames Valley among Ontario school boards told to open ‘support offices’
This marks a step toward what Education Minister Paul Calandra has said is a plan to eliminate school board trustees “100 per cent” by year’s end.
87 New Electric School Buses For Michigan
A round of investment totaling $35.9 million from the Michigan Department of Education’s (MDE) $125 million Clean Bus Energy Grant (CBEG) program will be used for 87 new electric school buses in Michigan. “Children and others in their communities benefit from cleaner air. We are happy to work with our … [continued]
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Hands-on help: High school students build shelters for London’s homeless
Teams of students from local high schools are taking part in a project to build 2.4-metre by 3.7-metre (eight-by-12-foot) temporary shelters.
Opinion | Itâs time to eliminate Michiganâs partisan state Board of Education
Eliminating the partisan State Board of Education would restore trust and ensure that education decisions reflect the priorities of Michigan families, not political interest groups….