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A proposal to change the way teachers and administrators are evaluated in the state has cleared a hurdle, passing the Michigan House Thursday. The legislation would mandate student growth make up a smaller portion of a teacher’s evaluation with in-classroom observation rounding out the evaluation model. Right now, student growth …

The Michigan House has passed a series of bills aimed at strengthening the states domestic violence laws. One bill would allow a woman to go to court to strip an abuser of parenting rights if they are the child’s father. Another would allow victims to claim a pet on a …

A two-week pilot program to see if school buses in the state should have more lights warning drivers a bus is stopped begins Monday in 10 school districts. The new lights will illuminate the words, “Stop Do Not Pass,” on the back of the bus. State Representative Holly Hughes is …