A new plan would require more schools to buy defibrillators and train athletics coaches on how to use them. Advocates say that will save lives.
Isabel Lohman
Isabel reports on early childhood, K-12 and higher education for Bridge Michigan. She loves visiting schools and analyzing how policies made in Lansing affect students and educators. Previously, she was the children’s issues reporter for the Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee. There, she reported on the state's third-largest public school district's COVID-19 response and how a community copes after losing teenagers to gun violence. Isabel grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and has also lived in Missouri, Tennessee and Belgium. Isabel moved to Ann Arbor in January 2022 where she experienced her first Michigan winter. She has a warm winter hat with a snap-on puff ball. You can reach Isabel at ilohman@bridgemi.com.
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MSU board asks Whitmer to weigh removal of Dennis Denno, Rema Vassar
MSU’s latest president, Kevin Guskiewicz, begins his term hours after Board of Trustees members take action against two of their own over ethics allegations.
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Report: Whitmer should consider removing two Michigan State trustees
An outside firm concludes MSU trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno ‘engaged in conduct that exceeds the scope of their authority.’
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Michigan’s 4-year high school graduation rate rises 2nd year in a row
The state four-year high school graduation rate for 2023 is up slightly from 2022. See how your school district did.
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What Biden student loan forgiveness means for Michigan
Some Michigan student loan borrowers got good news from Biden this week: their student loans are being forgiven as part of a new income-based loan repayment program.
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How to get free tuition from Michigan colleges and universities
Many Michigan colleges and universities offer guarantees that assure students won’t have to pay any out-of-pocket tuition costs.
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Wayne State, Central Michigan push back deadlines because of FAFSA delay
The federal government isn’t sending student financial data to schools until mid-March. That adds a time crunch to schools and students. Some schools are easing deadlines.
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Homeschool parents mobilize to fight Michigan efforts to add oversight
Michigan is one of 11 states that doesn’t require parents to notify school or state officials when they homeschool children. Suggestions to count students has prompted an outcry from homeschoolers.
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Homeschool registry plan divides Michigan parents: Voices that shape debate
We asked. You answered. Bridge Michigan readers weigh in on proposal to count homeschoolers.
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Michigan State security upgrades a work in progress, one year after shooting
Most, but not all, classroom doors now can be locked from the inside, but work on a centralized video system and other upgrades are still years away after a mass shooting revealed security gaps on campus.
