With the help of a new grant totaling $1 million, about 12 teachers will be able to finish their education degrees virtually. This will allow them to both teach and become fully certified. The grant will also give more high school students first-hand experience teaching middle schoolers.
There are two school aid bills, one pending in the state House, and one just passed by the Senate as part of a larger budget package. Public school advocates say they include some measures educators and school districts have long sought.
Tuesday morning a 12-year-old boy with autism faced a hearing before a Macomb County judge. He is accused of assaulting a teacher by spraying hand sanitizer in her face.