A little more than half of the Class of 2022 enrolled in college within six months of graduation, a 13 percentage point plunge from a decade ago when 65.8% of new graduates enrolled in college, according to state data.

Seated before lawmakers in Lansing’s new Heritage Hall, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered her $79 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal on Wednesday to boost priorities in education, infrastructure and more.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $79 billion budget recommendation would focus state tax dollars on a multi-faceted tax relief package, boost funding for schools, tutoring and student meals, support electric vehicle adoption in Michigan and sustain subsidies.

Higher educational attainment among working-age Michigan adults has been steadily growing over the past decade, but the state is lagging behind the nation and its neighbors in the Great Lake states.

College enrollment by last year’s high school graduates is still well below pre-pandemic levels, as 52.8 percent of the class of 2022 went to college within the six months of graduation, data released Thursday shows.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged lawmakers Wednesday to expand the state’s tuition-free community college program known as Michigan Reconnect by lowering its minimum age from 25 years old to 21.

National lawmakers, elected officials, and special interest groups all had a lot to say about Whitmer’s speech.

Big Rapids Virtual School along with nine other schools around Michigan will get an ASPIRE grant of $5,000 each as part of being selected by Michigan College Access Network's High School Innovation Grants program.

Each school will receive a $5,000 ASPIRE grant, the first stage of MCAN’s High School Innovation Grants program.

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Dansville High School is one of 10 schools in Michigan to receive a $5,000 grant from the Michigan College Access Network.