Enrollment in teacher-prep programs is falling nationwide, and by more than 50 percent in Michigan colleges and universities. Why the classroom is losing its appeal.
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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Lessons learned: Big money alone can’t fix public schools
Some of Michigan’s top foundations invested millions of dollars to improve Detroit education. The group they formed has closed quietly, falling well short of its goals.
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Retraction: A Bridge story on a student accepted at Harvard turns out to be a hoax
Bridge recently published the inspirational story of a low-income Detroit student who overcame steep odds to win acceptance to Harvard. It turns out, Bridge discovered, the acceptance letter was fabricated.
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Which comes first? Tourism dollars or students?
Tourism officials are fighting to keep summer break through Labor Day to boost a critical Michigan industry. But school officials are fighting back, and this year they may win.
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Who’s certified to run Michigan’s schools? Nobody knows
A state effort is underway to track school superintendents, principals.
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Can a charitable foundation save a school district? We’re about to find out
In Battle Creek, where school choice policies are blamed for helping to segregate schools and gut district programs, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation steps in to try to turn things around.
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As deadline nears: How to choose the college that’s right for you
May 1 is the traditional deadline for saying yes or no to college admission offers. Don’t flip a coin. Read these tips.
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How to improve SAT scores without going broke
Examining free college prep exam courses, which some say work just as well as those that cost thousands.
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Michigan shuts down bad schools. Leading states build them up.
Michigan’s law that calls for the annual closure of the state’s worst schools is unique in the nation.
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For poor and first-generation college students, ‘I think I can’ is half the battle
Amid a graduation gap, Michigan colleges are making a greater effort to help low-income, first generation and other at-risk students earn their college degree.