Michael Rice boosted low-income gains and has experience outside Michigan. And he doesn’t shy away from fights, which could lead to fireworks with the Legislature in his new post as the state school chief.
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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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With schools flailing, Michigan seeks new leader from in-state. Again.
The three finalists to be Michigan’s next state superintendent are all Michigan connected. And did we mention that in 183 years Michigan has never had a female full-time state superintendent?
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Comparing Michigan school superintendent finalists by test scores
Three people are finalists to be the next state superintendent. What do the test scores of students under their leadership say about whether they could turn around Michigan’s flailing schools?
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Betsy DeVos: Michigan doesn’t have enough school choice
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says Michigan needs more choice, despite mixed record of charter schools.
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One finalist drops out, one added, to be next Michigan school superintendent
Boston steals a superintendent finalist from Michigan’s final three list.
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Should algebra 2 be required? Michigan legislator says no. Research says yes
A bill allowing students to opt out of algebra 2 for other, more practical math classes has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature a month after a study lauded the positive impact of the requirement.
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Michigan has 1.6M college dropouts. Debt forgiveness may lure them back.
Oakland and Wayne State universities and Henry Ford College are forgiving small debts for onetime students who re-enroll. Early efforts have shown modest success.
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Q&A: How Michigan social studies became a ‘pawn in partisan games’
The state education official in charge of the five-year odyssey to update school social studies standards is tired of her department being used as a political punching bag
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2019 Academic State Champs honors Michigan schools where college is the norm
Dearborn schools dominate many of the champs lists, as Bridge Magazine recognizes winners at schools from Grand Rapids to Detroit and the Upper Peninsula
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Here are Michigan's Academic State Champs for 2019
Take a bow. Here are the most successful high schools in Michigan at sending graduates to college, broken down into four categories. Did your school make the list?