NEW MILEAP DIRECTOR: The new director of the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, Beverly Walker-Griffea, will start July 1. The original start date was June 24. On Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent an updated appointment letter to the Senate setting the term start date as July 1. Acting Director Michelle Richard will remain at the helm until July 1.
Two new grants announced by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential on Monday will soon be open for applications from public and tribal colleges and universities hoping to boost enrollment and eliminate barriers to higher education.
A change in policy by the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential will expand the number of families eligible for free or low-cost child care, removing a requirement that a primary parent must cooperate with the Office of Child Support to qualify for care.
A new group of higher education professionals and state officials has been assembled by the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential to address non-tuition financial barriers faced by low-income college students.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday touted the first ever statewide workforce plan that lays out strategies to ensure all residents have the skills, opportunities and support to "make it in Michigan."
The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential announced Friday that it's added new leadership in three key areas of its mission to bolster education from pre-K to postsecondary studies.
Senators questioned the head of the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential over a key area of focus of the department, child care, as well as over its constitutional authority to conduct the education operations for the state.