Lansing — Michael Rice, Michigan's superintendent of public instruction and the leader of the state's Department of Education, announced Friday that he plans to retire from his position on Oct. 3.

Michigan’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice on Thursday responded to the Trump administration’s demand ...

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(Lucy Valeski photo) Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice announced Friday he is retiring from ...

Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice announced Friday he is retiring from his position. Rice’s retirement from leading the Michigan Department of Education will be ...

In a February memo, the Department of Education gave schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives.

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LANSING — Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice will retire in October after leading the Michigan Department of Education for more than six years, he announced Friday.

Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti ... we still have a Michigan Department of Education, we still have local officials, we still have a school board." ...

A long-time state education figure in Michigan is hanging his hat the end of this year. The Michigan Department of Education announced on Friday, April 4, that State Superintendent Michael Rice was ...