BOSTON — The cost of college keeps spiraling ever higher, right? Not necessarily. New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago. And tuition increases at private colleges have finally slowed after years of hefty ...
MARQUETTE — Community colleges are partnering with labor unions to provide specialized education and hands-on experience as the primary option for students who want a career in a skilled trade. Brandy Johnson, the president of the Michigan Community College Association, said the schools ...
MARQUETTE — Under Michigan law, knowing how many children are homeschooled in the state is almost impossible. After the COVID-19 pandemic and with school safety a constant concern, homeschooling remains an option for families. Yet, Michigan’s homeschooling reporting policy may mean some children are not accounted for educationally. Michigan has voluntary reporting regulations, meaning parents and legal guardians aren’t required to tell the state if they are homeschooling their children. It’s one of 11 states with little to no regulation of homeschooling, according to ...
A lawsuit filed by a pair of Massachusetts families is adding to the backlash against an approach to reading instruction that some schools still use despite evidence that it’s not the most effective. States around the country have been overhauling reading curricula in favor of ...
MARQUETTE — Hundreds of years ago, the Ottawa people called it Ken-O-Sha, or “water of the walleye” — a 26-mile tributary of Michigan’s Grand River where the fish were abundant. Today it’s known as Plaster Creek, a name that refers to the gypsum mines that polluted the waterway ...
WASHINGTON — The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors nationwide on Thursday, a year after a disastrous rollout by the Biden administration delayed the application for months. After weeks of testing, the Education Department says there ...
