ISD boards of education that hold elections under section 614 of the Revised School Code were not affected by Public Act 233 of 2011, which moved popular school elections to even years in November. Section 614 elections for ISD school boards are still held biennially on the first Monday in June at a meeting of representatives from constituent boards of education. In 2013, the elections will be held on June 3.

Kathy Hayes

A re-post from MASB's 2007 Special Report on school security.

Items being discussed in Lansing have the public education community on high alert as the Legislature's lame-duck session heads into high gear today.

The Michigan Tenure Commission issued its first decision applying the new “arbitrary and capricious” standard of review contained in Public Act 101 of 2011’s Amendment to the Teachers’ Tenure Act.