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The House and Senate reached agreement this week on a 3rd grade reading retention bill, which is now on its way to the Governor. The final bill closely resembles the version that was voted out of the Senate this past spring and retains crucial…
On Thursday, the House Education Committee passed a nine-bill package of legislation aimed at overhauling Michigan's laws on the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. While the proposed legislation would enact some significant changes, the…
The State Board voted this past Wednesday to adopt an LGBTQ guidance document that addresses, among other things, the controversial issue of transgender student bathroom and locker room use. The vote was, unsurprisingly, along party lines and came…
PA173 of 2015 (MCL 380.1249) requires all district to adopt and implement a rigorous, transparent, and fair performance evaluation system. Beginning in 2016-17, all districts must publicly post assurances that they have implemented their system with…
With the 2015-16 school year in the books, Principals are hopefully enjoying some much deserved downtime and planning ahead for a successful 2016-17. Due to Lansing’s political whirlwind, we know it can be tough (impossible?) to keep up with…
It's been about a year since the Michigan Legislature created an exemption from federal Smart Snacks standards for bake sales and other in-school food fundraisers. Since then, MDE has put in place guidance and rules. Some Principals may already be…
This week, Governor Snyder signed a bill that will mandate that districts include genocide education in the secondary level social studies curriculum. HB 4493, sponsored by Rep. Klint Kesto (R-Commerce Twp.), requires districts cover at least the…
The Michigan state legislature has recessed for the summer, but not before they moved forward on a plethora of legislation, both good and bad. On the up side: the 2016-17 School Aid budget is on its way to the Governor; legislation to expand the…
Legislation that passed the House last week to restructure the Detroit Public Schools has made it across the finish line and is on its way to Governor Snyder's desk. After months of back and forth negotiations and countless revisions, the final…
The Detroit Chamber hosted their annual Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island this week, an event that typically results in a short session week as many legislators leave town to attend the conference…and while the Senate held true to form,…
The House, Senate, and Governor’s Office reportedly reached a tentative agreement earlier in the week but it took a lengthy Thursday session before the House mustered enough votes to pass a package of bills that would restructure Detroit Public…
Legislation that passed out of committee last week and would amend the world language and visual, performing, and applied arts sections of the Michigan Merit Curriculum took its next step in the legislative process this week and could be up for a…