How partisan are Michigan schools? Legislators say the parties don’t even use the same vocabulary on education. But an influx of educators just elected to the House and Senate wants to change that.
Talent & Education
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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Benton Harbor crisis a tipping point for Gretchen Whitmer, school takeovers
The fate of Benton Harbor schools could foreshadow the fate of other Michigan school districts facing high debt and low student achievement
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Students to University of Michigan: Stop funding Detroit evictions
A group of students petitioned the Board of Regents to cut a $30 million investment from the school’s endowment fund to a firm whose work in Detroit has led to some housing evictions.
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U-M’s Schlissel: ‘Our children will suffer’ because of how we treat higher education today
The University of Michigan president speaks out on topics ranging from financial aid to road funding in an interview with Bridge Magazine.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Benton Harbor reach tentative deal to save high school
The agreement would allow the impoverished community to keep its high school if the school district improves academic performance and pays down debt.
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In Benton Harbor schools, a lesson for – and about – Gretchen Whitmer
Bold or reckless? Confounding or strategic? Whitmer’s surprise recommendation to close Benton Harbor High School offers clues about her governing style.
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Michigan Teacher of the Year: Bring teachers into reform talks
Cara Lougheed, an English and history teacher from Rochester Hills, says she’s skeptical of school rating systems yet understands the desire among parents to evaluate schools in their community.
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As deadline passes, Benton Harbor and state negotiate fate of high school
Friday was supposed to be the day Benton Harbor learned if its high school would remain open. Instead, the district and Michigan officials may still be seeking a resolution other than dissolving the district.
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Whitmer faces some backlash over Benton Harbor High closing
The governor is getting pushback from city activists. Meanwhile, it appears the administration may be able to dissolve the district without help from the Legislature if local officials balk at closing the high school.
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Five years in, Michigan passes social studies standards as conservatives fume
With a few last tweaks (adding the Ten Commandments and a reference to sturgeon), Michigan’s controversial social studies standards are approved by a Democratic-leaning state education board