WILX - Schools

MSU Endowment Grows
Last Updated: 4:00 AM 02/08/12 - Michigan State's endowment fund rises 22% to $1.4 billion
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Student Loan Fee Credit
Last Updated: 3:57 AM 02/03/12 - Sallie Mae will credit $50 fee to suspend payments to the borrower's balance once payments resume for six months.
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LSD Board Works Toward Budget
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 06/22/11 - With the budget deadline quickly approaching, the school board has postponed a critical meeting this week.
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Districts Decide Future of Vacant Schools
Last Updated: 6:39 PM 05/24/11 - Several school districts in the area are reconfiguring their students, and closing some schools. So what happens to the buildings when the learning stops? District officials have different plans for their soon-to-be vacant schools.
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Debating Anti-Bullying Policies
Last Updated: 1:06 PM 07/19/11 - Ideas are getting bogged down in wording about the motivation for bullying.
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Governor Snyder Releases Education Reforms
Last Updated: 7:23 PM 04/27/11 - Governor Snyder laid out several areas for statewide educational improvement but many educators are asking how it will be funded.
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Re-Inventing Education
Last Updated: 5:52 PM 04/25/11 - Governor Snyder wants to increase proficiency, transparency and limit negative attitudes in order to improve education in the state.
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Lansing School District Battles Deficit And Enrollment
Last Updated: 8:18 PM 04/13/11 - The Lansing School District needs to address a $30 million deficit. It plans to close schools while recruiting more students.
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University Emails Subject To FOIA
Last Updated: 7:37 PM 04/05/11 - Several Michigan universities have been requested to turn over months of e-mails for concerns of political activism.
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University Spending
Last Updated: 1:04 PM 07/19/11 - Michigan universities spending more on administrators
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Guidelines For Improved Teacher Evaluations
Last Updated: 7:35 PM 03/01/11 - Proposed guidelines from the American Federation of Teachers calls into question the quality of teacher evaluations across the state.
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Poll: Opposition To Combining School Budgets
Last Updated: 9:30 AM 02/26/11 - Poll: Most voters oppose combining school funding.
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Study: Less Than 20 Percent of Michigan Seniors College-Ready
Last Updated: 5:16 AM 02/23/11 - A Michigan Dept. of Education survey deemed only 19 percent of Michigan high school seniors college-ready. In mid-Michigan, Okemos led the way, but still only properly prepared 45.2% of its students.
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Holt Considers Replacing Holt Central
Last Updated: 11:43 PM 02/10/11 - Because of low graduation rates, the Holt school district is looking to replace its alternative school, Holt Central, with another alternative program used by Waverly.
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Saving Detroit Public Schools
Last Updated: 7:51 PM 02/09/11 - Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager is asking the state for help in digging the district out of a deep deficit.
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Lawsuit Aims to Block New Accreditation Standards
Last Updated: 11:47 PM 02/08/11 - The Lansing School District is part of a group that's suing the state Department of Education over what it claims is early implementation of a new accreditation system.
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Investing In The State's Children
Last Updated: 8:14 PM 02/08/11 - Kids Count data reveal increase in abuse and poverty. Experts say the way to cut the statistics is to properly invest resources.
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Safety Committee Evaluates Protocol After Gun Incident
Last Updated: 8:21 PM 01/24/11 - It's been nearly two weeks since a student brought a loaded gun to school. Today a committee--whose goal is to keep kids safe in school--- met to discuss the protocol that was followed during that incident.
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Waverly Wants To Hear From You
Last Updated: 8:31 PM 01/05/11 - Waverly Schools has four ideas for restructuring the district, but they need feedback from the community.
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Teachers Union E-mail
Last Updated: 4:35 AM 12/31/10 - Michigan Supreme Court turns down school e-mail case. The lawsuit started when e-mails written on Howell school district computers were requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Fewer School Bus Inspectors
Last Updated: 7:55 PM 09/21/10 - With the state police budget looking at significant cuts, the number of school bus inspectors will decrease by more than half leaving the safety of the buses and children in question.
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Granholm: Kids Need More Class Time
Last Updated: 8:04 PM 09/07/10 - Governor Granholm favors extending the school day or school year to ensure that K-12 students have a better shot at success.
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E-Book Learning
Last Updated: 8:13 PM 09/01/10 - E-book learning has been popular across the country and is something Michigan State is considering but says it's a long way off. Are students ready for the new technology?
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District Prepares For Day One
Last Updated: 6:19 PM 08/31/10 - Teachers are still being shuffled around and there's no definitive count on how many students will be in the classrooms but the Lansing School District says it's prepared.
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Jackson Schools Renovation Projects
Last Updated: 7:17 AM 08/31/10 - Jackson Public School System has made multi million dollar renovations that are doing more than just beautifying the district.
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Special Report: The Changing Face of Education in Mich.
Last Updated: 4:09 AM 05/04/10 - We take you through the massive shift in public education, from 1997 through today
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Boosters Fight to Keep Kelly
Last Updated: 12:22 PM 02/05/10 - Springport High School to host "Keep Kelly" spaghetti dinner Friday, 4-6:30pm. The athletics boosters are trying to raise $16,000 in the next few months to keep the services of the athletics program's trainer, Kelly Lane.
Charter Schools in Question
Last Updated: 7:23 PM 12/17/09 - The House and Senate were deadlocked on legislature for the "Race to the Top" grant program Thursday. Perhaps the biggest hangup was whether to allow more charter schools in Michigan.
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School: Sub Teacher Taped Kids To Seats
Last Updated: 8:18 PM 12/16/09 - A sub teacher in Jackson reportedly duct-taped kindergartners to their chairs
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Grand Ledge Busing Cuts
Last Updated: 7:36 PM 12/15/09 - The Grand Ledge School Board eliminates busing for G.L. High School students next school year.
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Cuts Imminent for Schools
Last Updated: 9:48 AM 12/17/09 - The East Lansing School District, along with many others, is meeting Monday to decide on its mid-year cuts.
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Howell Schools On Lockdown For Two Hours
Last Updated: 7:47 PM 12/11/09 - District received report of students threatening to bring guns; turned out to be false.
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Cuts in School Funding on Hold
Last Updated: 12:15 AM 12/11/09 - Gov. Granholm announces that unexpected savings and revenues will allow the state to temporarily pause $127 per-pupil funding cuts.
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Another Accident Near Okemos HS Worries Parents Looking for Change
Last Updated: 6:57 PM 12/07/09 - Speed study moving along, but "slowly" according to parents seeking change.
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$400 Million Motivation To Reform Education
Last Updated: 8:18 PM 12/01/09 - "Race To The Top" is a national stimulus money competition that could change Michigan education as we know it
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Schools Sharing Services
Last Updated: 7:55 PM 11/20/09 - State school aid payments are now getting thinner, and districts are needing new ways to make the most of what they have
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Camera In School Bathroom Catching Heat
Last Updated: 7:34 PM 11/19/09 - Local parents find out a "dummy" camera was put in their children's school bathroom to deter them from behaving badly
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Governor Travels to MSU to Fight for Promise Scholarship Funding
Last Updated: 8:36 PM 11/18/09 - Governor urges students to call state senators.
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Students, Parents Protest School Cuts
Last Updated: 8:45 PM 11/10/09 - After the rally, they went to find their lawmakers to ask them for help
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Grand Ledge Schools Rolls Out Plan for Big Cuts Due to Restructuring
Last Updated: 7:43 PM 11/03/09 - Grand Ledge addresses a school aid deficit brought on by a cut in state funding.
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Michigan Promise Scholarship is Eliminated
Last Updated: 7:39 PM 10/30/09 - Michigan State implements new policy to ease burden on students
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Budget Shuts Down Pre-School Programs
Last Updated: 7:16 PM 10/27/09 - At-risk or low-income four-year-olds may now need a new place to learn
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Haslett Reacts to Teacher Scandal
Last Updated: 3:19 PM 10/27/09 - School board could implement new ethics policies
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Parents Break Silence On Budget
Last Updated: 9:14 PM 10/26/09 - As the State School Board recommends actions to salvage education funding, parents speak out
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Detroit Schools Have More Students Than Expected
Last Updated: 4:07 PM 10/26/09 - City schools still having difficulty getting students to consistently attend classes.
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Public Outraged Over School Cuts
Last Updated: 8:42 PM 10/23/09 - Lawmakers are fed up, too
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Cuts Shock Schools, Superintendent Looks For Fixes
Last Updated: 8:28 PM 10/23/09 - Letting the news sink in is proving challenging for school districts
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School Leaders' Heads Spinning From Changes
Last Updated: 7:47 PM 10/22/09 - Major reductions in per pupil-- and 20-J-- funding leaves districts reeling
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Governor Announces More Per Pupil Reductions
Last Updated: 4:38 AM 10/23/09 - Gov. Granholm announces $127 more in per pupil funding reductions; that's on top of the $165 already announced
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Suton Cut By Utah Jazz
Last Updated: 4:30 PM 10/21/09 - Jazz get down to 16 players with four more cuts to come.
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Public Outraged Over School Cuts
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School: Sub Teacher Taped Kids To Seats
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Camera In School Bathroom Catching Heat
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Governor Announces More Per Pupil Reductions
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Students, Parents Protest School Cuts
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Cuts Shock Schools, Superintendent Looks For Fixes
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