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.
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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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.
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Whitmer to push for free community college tuition at State of the State
Costs unknown as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer widens push for free community college to all high school graduates.
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Whitmer State of the State 2024: Did she meet last year's goals?
As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prepares her 2024 State of the State address, did she accomplish her 2023 goals? Bridge Michigan analyzes the success of her priorities over the last year.
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Whitmer administration chides schools chief for sitting on literacy funds
The Whitmer administration publicly admonished State Superintendent Michael Rice for failing to distribute $140 million earmarked for teacher literacy training nearly six months after the money was awarded.
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Northville board approves seeking funding for 2 in-school health clinics
The board voted 6-1 to seek funding. Some parents objected to the clinics because in addition to mental-health support they would offer a range of physical health services for which students may not need parental consent.
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Michigan school closings: how superintendents make decisions on snow days
Now that Michigan’s winter is in full effect and snow storms and other severe weather events become more common, superintendents have to consider a number of things before canceling school.
