The Michigan House passed a budget bill prohibiting the state department of education from using state money to implement the Common Core national education standards and associated tests. The Senate ...

This year, Michigan public schools began using the kind of high-quality content standards that our kids need to be competitive in the 21st century. Used by 45 states, the Common Core State Standards ...

Common Core is a set of national standards dictating what students should know at the end of each grade level. In February 2016, lawmakers introduced Common Core repeal bills in the Michigan House and ...

Compared to the National Assessment of Educational Progress achievement levels in 2009, Michigan’s state proficiency standards for both reading and math were classified as Below Basic. Many believe ...

President-elect Trump was joined by his pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, at a “Thank You” rally Friday night in her home state of Michigan. Judges weigh Title IX funding fight over ...