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Wayne RESA will receive up to slightly under $13.5 million to provide mental health counselors and reading and mathematics coaches in 32 public school districts and charter schools under its jurisdiction in suburban communities, which include schools in the Downriver and Dearborn areas.

MARQUETTE — The Michigan State Legislature has taken a step in tackling the teacher shortage impacting schools throughout the state by approving $66.4 million

It's a historic budget celebrated by educators and advocates alike.

Offering universal pre-K to Michigan kids will have challenges, but we owe it to our kids to overcome them.

The Michigan Senate Education Committee heard testimony this week from the bills' sponsors and some educators.

Preschool programs in Wayne County are offering signing bonuses up to $2,400 to new teachers in an attempt to address staffing shortages in early education.

Wayne RESA hopes the bonuses will help open up slots for roughly 300 students waitlisted for the Great Start Readiness Program, the state-funded preschool program for 4-year-olds.

The goal is to add more teachers over the next five years.

Superintendents with "Talent Together" say they hope to eliminate barriers for aspiring teachers and make the certification process more accessible.

Help is on the way for 54 low-performing MIchigan districts, which now qualify for extra support and funding through a state partnership program.