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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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What Michigan schools can learn from craft beer
To turn around Michigan schools, stop trying to produce Budweiser, and brew more Oberon. That’s the TED Talk message (without the actual alcohol) of Michigan’s Teacher of the Year.
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History gets a conservative twist in Michigan social studies standards
Abortion, climate change and gay rights are gone from proposed new social studies standards. State Sen. Patrick Colbeck and conservative groups gained influence on what will taught in Michigan classrooms.
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Michigan State quietly settles ‘touching’ case, clearing accused male student
Hours after two students had sex, the man touched the woman’s breast without asking. He was later disciplined. But the process left both students feeling betrayed by Michigan State University’s response.
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A Michigan school devoted to innovation. Here’s why others won’t follow.
Michigan schools may be flailing, but major reform is tough. Just look at Kent Innovation High.
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He loved teaching math in Michigan. Then he quit to manage a Chick-fil-A.
What does it say about Michigan schools when working at a fast food restaurant is more appealing – and more profitable – than being a veteran teacher?
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Once at rock bottom, this Northern Michigan elementary now produces stars
Michigan’s low-income fourth-graders have some of the lowest reading scores in the nation, and few fared worse than students in Cadillac. Four years later, Cadillac fourth-graders are high-flyers. How did they do it?
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See how low-income students fare in your Michigan school district
Poor children in Michigan struggle compared with more affluent classmates. See how your district is faring in this Bridge school database.
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Low-income Grand Rapids preschoolers are catching up. Will Lansing notice?
A pre-K program supported by the Kellogg Foundation is getting 3- and 4-year-olds ready to start kindergarten. Expansion across Michigan would have a steep price tag, but high returns.
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Pre-K for all in Oklahoma: Sooner is Better
The state is a pioneer in state-funded early education for 4-year-olds. It’s now reaping the benefits.