Recent News & Headlines

November 3, 2023
Letters To Indicate Student Readiness for Advanced Placement Success

Michigan Department of Education Press Release LANSING – Nearly 90,000 letters are being mailed to Michigan parents with high school students to share that children have the potential to be successful in a rigorous Advanced Placement course and to earn college credit while in high school.

November 1, 2023
1.3 Million Michigan Students Can Receive Free School Breakfast and Lunch

Michigan Department of Education Press Release LANSING – The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced today that 100 percent of the public schools participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are providing free meals to students statewide for the 2023-2024 school year.

October 24, 2023
East Kentwood Teacher Named National History Teacher of the Year

Michigan Department of Education Press Release LANSING – East Kentwood High School history teacher Matthew Vriesman has been named the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

October 22, 2023
Eaton RESA Shares Annual Audit Results

District Earns Highest Assurances Possible

Charlotte, MI - During the Eaton Regional Education Services Agency (RESA) Board of Education meeting on October 18, Maner Costerisan, public accounting firm, presented results from their annual audit of the district’s financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2023.

October 10, 2023
Retired Educators Able to Help Fill School Vacancies Without Clipping Their Pensions

Michigan Department of Education Press Release LANSING – State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice praised the passage and signing into law of House Bill 4752 – a bipartisan bill that will allow retired educators to fill temporary vacancies in local school districts on a limited basis and continue to receive their retirement pensions.