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Hello! I’m Lori Higgins for Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.
Lawmakers in Lansing have introduced legislation they say would allow districts with plans to innovate to waive some key rules, such as seat-time requirements for students. They say this is necessary because state rules can often hinder innovative ideas. The legislation has the support of former Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, who testified Wednesday. You can read more to see what supporters say about the bills.
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Lawmakers push bills that would waive key state rules to give schools freedom to innovate
Two lawmakers in the Michigan House have introduced legislation that would allow school districts to waive key rules, such as seat-time requirements, to make it easier to implement innovative ideas.
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