An Ohio firm will assess MSU’s response to a campus shooting that killed three students. The deal will cost about $194,000.
Isabel Lohman
Isabel Lohman reports on early childhood, K-12 and higher education for Bridge Michigan, tracking how policies made in Lansing affect students and educators. She has closely reported on literacy, absenteeism and special education. Isabel was a finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit's 2026 Young Journalist of the Year award. Before joining Bridge, she covered children's issues for the Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee, reporting on COVID-19 in schools and communities coping with gun violence.
Isabel grew up outside of Chicago and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri. She moved to Ann Arbor in 2022.
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Dexter schools sue social media giants, citing child mental health crisis
Dexter is one of a number of districts joining a federal suit against the developers of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok, YouTube and others, contending their ‘addictive’ algorithms target vulnerable children and teens.
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Judge declines to order University of Michigan grad students back to work
As University of Michigan nears the end of the semester, it has argued a graduate student worker strike is causing irreparable harm. A Washtenaw County judge disagreed Monday afternoon.
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What Biden proposal on transgender school athletes means to Michigan
Across the country, some states are banning transgender athletes from participating in sport teams that are consistent with their gender identity. Some states face court battles and a new Biden proposal could add further questions in the ongoing debate over transgender athletes.
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Michigan library book bans: lessons from a federal Texas case
Across the country, school and library officials face calls to remove books, many with LGBTQ or racial themes. But last week, a federal judge told a Texas library to reverse its ban. Could it be a road map for free-speech advocates in Michigan?
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U-M grad student worker strike continues; judge won’t end walkout
A judge says the University of Michigan has yet to prove it is sustaining ‘irreparable harm’ from a strike over pay that began last week.
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University of Michigan sues graduate union over strike, bargaining continues
Tensions continue to escalate between the University of Michigan and its graduate student workers. The university filed a complaint Thursday asking a court to order striking graduate students back to work.
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University of Michigan graduate workers set to begin strike Wednesday
Grad student workers will stop teaching undergraduate students Wednesday morning, just weeks before classes end. The union is seeking a big pay increase. U-M vows legal action, saying a strike would violate the current contract and state law.
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Michigan State University 911 calls: Students broke windows to escape shooting
The first 10 calls to 911 show chaos, fear and confusion at MSU and pose new questions about why police waited more than 12 minutes to alert students of an active shooter on campus.
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University of Michigan graduate student workers vote to strike
The union representing the grad students passed a strike vote late Thursday as they seek a 60-percent pay hike and other benefits. The school said walking out on teaching undergrads would violate the current contract and vowed to continue classes if there is a strike.