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It's been a topic of discussion for years - should high schoolers have a later start time? There's positives and negatives to both sides of the discussion but a school district in Michigan has now changed the game leaving it up to the student...

This is huge news for college-bound students and families! The University of Michigan announced on Thursday that beginning in January 2018, they are going to offer free tuition, for four years, to Michigan students who's families make under $65,000/year...

No she didn't receive money to show off her goods... not those goods at least. Natalie Neverez, a grad student at the University of Michigan, was awarded $25,000 from the adult website through their Pornhub Cares Scholarship, which was started last year...

A new bill that's been introduced in the Michigan legislature would not only require all Michigan kids to attend kindergarten, it would also require all schools to offer full-day kindergarten.

Did I mention its for an entire month?! You could spend a whole month in Perugia, Italy learning Italian for FREE. So what's the catch? No catch! This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is being offered to Kent County residents through a scholarship provided by the Grand Rapids Sister Cities International (GRSCI) program...

As controversy continues to surround the Trump administration's policies and ideas, ArtPrize says they are "compelled to speak out" and has issued a statement sharing the mission and guiding principles of ArtPrize.

Some protesters are trading picket signs for chocolate. "Not My President" candy bars saw an increase in sales after Betsy DeVos become Education Secretary.

Michigan is facing a shortage of substitute teachers and it's having a direct affect on schools. The Detroit Free Press says the lack of substitute teachers, ...is making it difficult for schools to cope when there are absences due to illness or family emergency, or for those times when a teacher needs to be away for training...

As of today, Tuesday September 6th, all ITT Technical Institute campuses are shut down. Also, effective immediately, about 8,000 employees will lose their jobs. The shutdown comes after the U.S. Department of Education banned ITT from allowing students who receive federal aid to enroll in the school...

This past spring marked the first time that Michigan high school juniors had to take the SAT's. Prior to, it's always been the ACT's, But the results for the first SAT scores in Michigan have been released by the Department of Education...

With Grand Rapids being named Beer City, USA and having USA TODAY readers name us Best Beer Town and Best Beer Scene along with the entire state of Michigan being known for it's crazy amount of breweries, it's no surprise that Ferris State University would be the first ever to offer an actual degree in brewing...