Mandatory Mandarin and Spanish. Revamped teacher compensation systems. Preschool access for all children. These are just three programs that school districts will provide despite Michigan's budget crisis. Full Article at Detroit News Online

Michigan will have to change state law to have any shot at a slice of more than $4 billion set aside by the Obama administration for states that shake up their public school systems, the state's schools chief said Thursday. Full Article at Fresno Bee

LANSING -- The Ingham Intermediate School District will have a shot at potential federal stimulus money to spur education changes after all. Full Article at Lansing State Journal

Lansing --State School Superintendent Mike Flanagan Thursday urged lawmakers and the state's largest teachers union to compromise on education reforms required within 60 days to qualify Michigan for up to $400 million through President Barak Obama's... Full Article at Detroit News Online

Michigan will have to change state law to have any shot at a slice of more than $4 billion set aside by the Obama administration for states that shake up their public school systems, the state's schools chief said Thursday. Full Article at The Seattle Times

Michigan will be one of the first states to participate in a national program that overhauls the training of math and science teachers and encourages them to work in urban schools with the biggest problems. Full Article at Detroit News Online