The NAEP test, known as “the nation’s report card,” shows that state students are treading water on test results, as other states’ scores are going down. As a result, Michigan has risen to middle-of-the-pack status.
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To prosper, Michigan must be a more educated place. Bridge will explore the challenges in education and identify policies and initiatives that address them.
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SLIDESHOW: How Michigan schools boosted national ranking
Michigan’s public school students continued gains on national tests, improving their ranking just a few years after falling to nearly the bottom of the nation.
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Still last among big cities, Detroit gains big in math on national test
“These are the greatest gains that Detroit has seen since it started taking the assessment,” said one education expert.
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If literacy is a right, who pays bill, judge asks in Detroit schools suit
A closely watched Detroit case is heard by a three-judge federal panel in Cincinnati. At stake could be nothing less than a complete overhaul in how Michigan schools are funded.
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Wayne State bets the word 'free' will lure students like it has at U-M
Most low-income Detroit high school grads already can attend Wayne State University tuition-free. But by making that an explicit, Wayne hopes more city students will see a future in college.
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Is literacy a constitutional right? A Detroit legal case could decide
Education advocates hope to overturn the dismissal of a case that argued that access to literacy was protected by the U.S. Constitution. The implications for Michigan and the nation are sweeping.
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The Test: ‘Read-or-flunk’ law looms over Michigan third-graders
Bridge begins a series following four third-grade classes as they prepare for a test determining who moves on to fourth grade, and who stays behind.
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Fewer Michigan college students want to be teachers. That’s a problem.
Declining enrollment in teacher prep programs means bigger teacher shortages, which leads to more uncertified teachers leading Michigan classrooms.
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Rich districts profit by sending substitutes to Michigan private schools
Michigan’s exploding use of long-term substitute teachers isn’t confined only to charter and poor schools. Richer districts also profit through a program that allows them to send uncertified teachers to private schools.
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Who’s leading classes? Uncertified teachers for thousands of Michigan kids
New data show permits for long-term substitute teachers are on pace to equal or surpass last year in Michigan, continuing a surge in the use of lower-paid teachers who can have as little as two years’ education.