Isabel Lohman

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unlocks grants and student loans. Michigan leaders are split on whether requiring students to fill out the form to graduate is a good idea.

Michigan Democrats have advanced a bill that would require students to attend kindergarten. It’s unclear how many students are not attending kindergarten right now.

Weekend camps, home visits and flexible transportation options make up some of the ways Lansing School District is aiming to improve its graduation rates.

A University of Michigan regent’s house window was broken and his wife’s car was vandalized Monday morning. He called the acts anti-Semitic.

In a political atmosphere where diversity, equity and inclusion programs are facing new scrutiny, U-M will no longer ask job applicants how they would contribute to those efforts.

This free form has the ability to unlock thousands of dollars to help students attend college.

Want to be a teacher? Michigan wants you. Here’s what to know about state programs to grow the education workforce.

The president-elect’s choice for education secretary is a big choice advocate. In Michigan, one quarter of the state’s 1.37 million public students attend a charter or school outside their district.

Trump says he’ll close the Department of Education and crack down on ‘Marxist maniacs infecting’ colleges. Will he follow through?

The plan would require sex ed instruction to include consent, contraceptives and ‘all legally available pregnancy outcomes,’ including abortion.

Voters approved 62% of local tax requests for school bonds. Conservative regions were much more likely to reject them.

Michigan voters mostly selected Republicans to fill open seats on the State Board of Education and the boards of three universities.

Biden changed Title IX rules to protect LGBTQ kids in schools. Now, conservatives are running to change it back.

Did you know you have a say in who leads Michigan’s public universities?

More than 140,000 more students ate free lunch last year. It cost $190 million, but experts say it’s good for learning.

As financial aid delays racked up this spring, officials worried enrollment would suffer. Now, state numbers show some schools saw steeper declines than others.

Young voters could make or break the election. But in Michigan, low turnout is the norm.

Bridge Michigan and Gongwer News Service analyzed several years of school bond data and the current ballot proposals. Here are five things to know about school funding efforts this fall.

Some 10% of Michigan districts are going to voters with tax requests in November. Taxes for roads and public safety still overwhelmingly pass, but the success rate of school bonds has plummeted in recent years.

Central Michigan University has picked its new leader at a critical time. The 16th president will start November 1.