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Parent engagement and more resources to get kids to school: What to expect this school year in Detroit

City employees will monitor routes to school to keep students safe, Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Friday. There will also be a pilot ride share program for high schoolers.

The end could be near for the Colorado education group that opened ‘public Christian school’

The state education chief cited legal violations and misspent state money in a letter to the Monument-based education co-op Thursday.

New York loses millions in sex ed money after uptick in teen pregnancies

The Trump administration has canceled teen pregnancy prevention grants for three New York organizations as it shifts to boosting an abstinence-based approach to sex ed.