I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
A rare post lame duck session of the state legislature has prompted Kevin Epling, co-director of Bully Police USA and a leading advocate for anti-bullying legislation in the state, to call on the state Senate to use the opportunity to pass the law.
The considerable and historic gains by Michigan Republicans in Tuesday’s election is giving new voice to outgoing GOP members who say legislation to address bullying that has languished in the legislature for years is not going to be taken up in the lame duck session.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and staff of the Department of Education sent a message to 15,000 school districts and 5000 college and universities Tuesday: Bullying is not acceptable and schools may have an obligation to intervene under federal law.
LANSING — About 50 people gathered for a solemn ceremony on the steps of the state capitol Tuesday night to honor the memory of 125 young people known to have committed suicide as a result of bullying. Eight of those youth were Michigan residents. The event was part of a worldwide series of events to [...]
As state lawmakers continue to haggle over whether or not to pass anti-bullying legislation — and what that should look like — another parent who lost a child to suicide is speaking up. Cadillac resident Tom Harrison and his wife P.K. have begun speaking to schools across the state about the bullying and suicide of [...]
On the heels of the suicide of a 12-year-old girl from the UP, Gov. Jennifer Granholm renewed her call for the passage of legislation which would mandate school districts create, implement and enforce policies on student bullying.
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached an out of court settlement with the Mohawk Central School District in New York State over ant-gay and gender related bullying incidents there. This is the first time the federal government has intervened in a lawsuit related to bullying. A press release from the DOJ alleges [...]
News last week of the suicide of a 12-year-old middle school student in Michigan’s upper peninsula has activists and lawmakers renewing their calls for swift action on stalled legislation that supporters say would help prevent bullying.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released a video announcing the 16 finalists in the Race to the Top funding battle Thursday morning, and despite a flurry of legislative action to change state law in order to revamp Michigan’s education system, Michigan did not make the cut. The finalists were Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, [...]
In what can only be termed a no-holds-barred public relations roll out, the Michigan Department of Education has unveiled the state’s application for Race to the Top funds. The roll out includes a five page executive summary, the 631-page application and a video of State Superintendent Mike Flannigan discussing the import of the reforms passed [...]
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