One of the biggest Netflix original series at the moment is 13 Reasons Why. With Selena Gomez as an executive producer, the show follows a high school teenager trying to figure out why his classmate killed herself. The 13 cassette tapes she recorded before her death are the "reasons why" she committed suicide...
On Tuesday, a Senate committee approved Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, as chosen by Trump. This means she's one step closer to attaining the position. Her nomination now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
According to the Washington Post, all of the (12) Republicans voted in favor of her while all the (11) Democrats, in Senate, voted against her...
Starting in the new school year, Michigan students will be required to learn CPR. The legislation, which was just passed in December, goes into effect beginning in the 2017-18 school year.
The law states that health classes will have to teach CPR and how to use a defibrillator (AED - automated external defibrillators)...
Michigan is facing a shortage of substitute teachers and it's having a direct affect on schools.
The Detroit Free Press says the lack of substitute teachers,
...is making it difficult for schools to cope when there are absences due to illness or family emergency, or for those times when a teacher needs to be away for training...