Quotables – Feb-March 2026
“If this bill package passes today, we will have passed two very solid school policy bills in the past month, indicating that yes, we can come together across the aisle and across chambers to do the right things for kids, parents and schools.”
— Sen. Dayna Polehanki, chair of the Senate Education Committee, on passage of bipartisan bills banning student cell phone use during class, with exceptions, and requiring school districts to adopt cell phone policies. Read more about the measure, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in February.
In other bipartisan action, the Legislature previously Legislature passed a measure eliminating ACT Work Keys from the Michigan Merit Exam and allowing juniors to opt-out from a replacement test.
