Michigan educators

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has published a story map examining the largest forest fire in the state's history. The interactive feature traces the fire's scale and impact on Michigan's landscape and communities, drawing renewed attention to a defining event in the state's environmental past.

Michigan education officials have put forward significant changes to the state's special education rules, according to a legal update from Clark Hill. The proposed amendments would affect how special education services are administered in Michigan schools. Details on the scope of the changes and the timeline for public comment or implementation were not provided, and reactions from parents, educators, and advocacy groups are not yet known.

The entire former Siena Heights University campus in Adrian, Michigan has been put up for sale. The closed campus is being marketed as a single property, and the listing is drawing attention in southeast Michigan as residents and businesses watch what might become of the site. Potential uses for the former university grounds, including redevelopment or acquisition by another institution, remain an open question.