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In the race for Detroit school board, there are lots of candidates.

A suburban high school football coach is facing charges for sending inappropriate Twitter messages to students.

Western Michigan schools have a substitute teacher shortage.

Muskegon schools will be returning to local control after years of state-imposed emergency management.

The school argued that the since the girl had a human aide, she didn’t need the dog (who was named Wonder the Golden Doodle). Supreme Court heard a case this week about a western Michigan girl who asked to bring her service dog to class.

Michigan Courts have limited the use of laws targeting drug use near schools.

This suburban school was ranked the safest high school in Michigan.

Now, one plans to defend herself in court.

Twelve Detroit principals charged with bribery accepted plea deals.

A program that helps city kids learn math has won a national award.

Michigan schools are facing rising pension costs.

The education director of a pro-school choice think tank called for better data and more parent input in school closure decisions.

For Detroit’s truancy officers, getting frequently absent students into school means going door to door - and sometimes helping parents deal with big problems.

Few parents attended the first “listening tour” event hosted by the governor’s education commission.

A national study on state school turnaround strategies includes an assessment of mistakes made during Michigan’s experiment with the Education Achievement Authority.“The fact is that our educators are receiving adequate funding,” she wrote, “but their mind-sets and focus need to change.” But the GOP chair of the House Education Committee defended the measure, saying the state spends hundreds of millions of dollars on early literacy programs to help kids read. Critics have charged that the state’s tougher new promotion requirements for third-graders are punitive without extra resources to help kids who’ve fallen behind.Meanwhile, WDET looked at what the tax vote says about the way we fund schools in Michigan. Three suburban superintendents explained why they’re urging voters to support the measure, calling it “one of the most significant and necessary investments in … public schools in generations.” But critics charge that Wayne County school leaders are misleading voters. Among the most contentious: the Wayne County tax hike that could mean an extra $385 per student in county school districts.

There are also a number of statewide and local school issues on ballots throughout the region. Of the 63 candidates running for school board, most are running shoestring campaigns - though one union-connected candidate will benefit from $127,000 in campaign spending.