Education

Critics: Education funding is only 'bare minimum'

10 Feb 2012

Initial reaction to Gov. Rick Snyder's budget proposal was generally positive — mostly because Michigan is in better financial shape than it was 12 months ago.

Some states stay with education law, cite politics

9 Feb 2012

Some of the nation's largest states are questioning whether the Obama administration's offer to let them escape certain mandates of the No Child Left Behind law is a helping hand to improve education or a means to impose more federal control.

Education Commission of the States Releases Brief on Civic Engagement and Digital Citizenship

9 Feb 2012

The Education Commission of the States released Civic Engagement through Digital Citizenship, the first of six Progress of Education Reform briefs that will be released in 20