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.

Education gap grows between rich and poor, studies show

9 Feb 2012

WASHINGTON - Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults. But a body of recently published scholarship suggests that the achievement gap between rich and poor children is widening, a development that threatens to dilute education's leveling effects.

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