A rural school district in Cheboygan County and a more affluent one in Harbor Springs underscore the role money can play in student performance.
Ted Roelofs
Ted Roelofs of Kentwood, has written extensively on healthcare as well as prison and juvenile justice reform. Roelofs spent nearly three decades at the Grand Rapids Press where he covered politics, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rural poverty and mental illness among the homeless. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Reach Ted at ted.roelofs@gmail.com
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Hidden poverty stalks a Pure Michigan setting
For many unseen residents of northern Michigan, life can be struggle for survival. This is true even for those with jobs, which tend to be seasonal with marginal pay
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11 lessons learned from Michigan’s top high schools
The leaders of the state’s Top 11 high schools in this year’s Academic State Champ rankings offer advice on their success strategies and how to help low-income students achieve.
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Destroying Michigan’s career tech system to save it
Michigan's K-12 vocational education system will never become the powerful job engine that Gov. Snyder demands without a fix to inequitable funding across the state.
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Kicking butt and taking jobs
How one student from Paw Paw found success in the IT marketplace
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What state House and Senate leaders say they will do first in 2015
Four legislative leaders tell Bridge Magazine what's on their mind when the new legislative session begins in January.
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How Michigan can improve the lives of 80,000 homeless children
The safety net is anything but secure for homeless children and families across the state. Bridge reviews some approaches that have shown promise elsewhere.
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Grand Rapids shelter helps one teen find escape
Runaway and unaccompanied teens navigate a treacherous world
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Michigan ranks in bottom half of state nationally in care for homeless children
A national report finds nearly 80,000 homeless children in Michigan, with a lack of state planning to deal with the problem.
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Higher death rates, medical bills for Michigan motorcyclists without helmets
Government and medical studies reveal motorcyclists are more likely to die or be seriously injured if they are not wearing helmets in a crash, raising questions about the 2012 repeal of Michigan’s helmet law. A Republican Legislature sees no reason to take up the issue.