Students facing suspension and expulsion are granted vastly different rights depending on where they live, an NBC News investigation found.

Michigan legislators are considering measures to help foster youths, who, for years, have faced roadblocks on their way to diplomas.

There are more protections in place for tenants facing eviction in Detroit than before the pandemic, but advocates worry some won't make it to court.

Michigan agencies are helping foster youth navigate educational obstacles, and the state Board of Education called for new legislation.

Reports of racist bullying in schools in and around Lubbock, Texas, are part of a pattern of discrimination, civil rights groups say. They’re filing complaints and calling on the federal government to investigate.

Teens from the Bridge City Center for Youth will be held in their own building in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.

Students are regaining some learning lost in the pandemic, but progress is still uneven, according to data from the NWEA's MAP Growth assessment tests.

Michigan is catastrophically failing to provide foster children with a quality education, delaying some teenagers’ graduation, advocates and educators said.

The governor signed Louisiana’s first law restricting isolation for youth after two deaths and an investigation into harsh conditions in a new state juvenile facility.

While legal marijuana businesses thrive in Michigan, the city of Detroit has not yet allowed any recreational cannabis shops to open.

An investigation found that youth in a Louisiana lockup were held in solitary around the clock for weeks at a time.