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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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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.
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Central Michigan University departing president in line for $1.2M in payments
CMU President Bob Davies negotiated a contract shortly before announcing his retirement that pays him through at least 2026, including at least $500,000 in deferred compensation.
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To fix education in Michigan, GOP senators push to resurrect old ideas
Michigan Senate Republicans signaled they want to reverse some of the key changes to education policy Democrats made last year.
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Central Michigan University president will step down in December
The Mount Pleasant campus will soon search for a new president. Several Michigan public universities have had leadership changes in recent years.
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How delays in college financial aid offers will affect Michigan students
The federal government says it won’t send student financial information to colleges until March, more than a month later than expected. This means students will have to wait longer for financial aid offers.
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How Michigan schools are teaching the Israel-Hamas war (Very delicately)
For teachers and students, talking about the deadly conflict can be emotional and fraught. Teachers say they aim to provide facts and give students space to express their feelings. But they are under a microscope.