The funding would go toward expanding literacy instruction and increasing options for after-school programming.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget director will go before lawmakers Wednesday to lay out her proposed spending plan for the next ...

Gov. Whitmer signed bipartisan bills requiring Michigan schools to create cell phone restriction plans by fall 2025, giving educators state authority.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that prohibits K-12 students from using cell phones during instructional time in ...

UPPER MICHIGAN (WLUC) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) signed a bill that will limit the use of cellphones during school. “Starting next fall, every public school will be required to create an ...

Michigan will implement a statewide policy banning smartphone use in classrooms starting in the 2026-27 school year. The new ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she's spoken with Canadian officials about Trump's remarks, but has not yet spoken ...

Marking off a priority that she first shared in her 2025 State of the State Address, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put her signature to a set of bills to ban cellphones during instruction time in ...

On this day in Michigan history, Feb. 10, 1930, actor Robert Wagner was born in Detroit. A Branch County man will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting pre-teen girls and giving them ...

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law at an event at Waverly High School Tuesday, banning most cell ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation into law this week requiring school districts to draft policies banning the use of cellphones on campus during instructional time, with some ...

It’s an annual ritual in Michigan: The state proclaiming how much cash the lottery is pouring into schools. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that for the seventh year in a row, the lottery ...