From ACT prep to private tutors and advisors, middle- and high-income students are groomed to follow their dreams. For bright low-income students, the first obstacle is learning where to start.
Ron French
Ron reports on a variety of subjects across the state. Ron came to Bridge in 2011 from The Detroit News, where he was a project reporter. Born and raised in Indiana, Ron graduated from Purdue University. He reported for newspapers across Indiana before moving to Michigan in 1995. Ron lives in Okemos, and like the true Michigander he’s become, he now has a family cabin Up North. You can reach him at rfrench@bridgemi.com or 517-214-3636.
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Putting a college advisor in every Michigan high school
Getting low-income students to think about two- and four-year colleges is the goal of a program that can lift young people from poverty and boost the state’s economy.
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March Gradness: NCAA brackets built on victories in the classroom, not the court
Grading Michigan State University and the other NCAA tournament teams on the academic factors that matter to average (much shorter) students.
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College costs have doubled, even after inflation, and other frightening facts (Chapter 1)
Think you can still pay for college delivering pizza? Think again. Bridge presents 6 realities facing today’s college student.
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The crazy cost of college, a cultural timeline (Chapter 2)
Hemlines rise and fall, but tuition just goes up.
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Four reasons why Michigan college prices have skyrocketed (Chapter 3)
The state bears blame for the high cost of higher education, but students aren’t blameless, either.
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It’s all about family for one State Champ
Ashley Community Schools conquers poverty, small enrollment and other rural challenges to become an academic overachiever
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‘Why is THAT school an Academic State Champ?’
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers about how Bridge determines district and school rankings
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A Great Start to preschool expansion
21,000 more four-year-olds are benefitting from free, high-quality preschool in in just two years thanks to extra state funding
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How one Michigan community is benefiting from preschool expansion
Tripling preschool slots, and still a waiting list in Vicksburg