Michigan desperately needs more college graduates. So why are some students forced to live in cars and comb campus events for free food to afford an education?
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.
10 tips for finishing your college app before it’s too late
Don’t panic over looming deadlines; there is still time to make your application shine. Here’s how.
Sink or swim: Higher education is key to Michigan’s future
A new report by education, business, philanthropic and government leaders says Michigan’s rise to an elite state depends on getting far more students to graduate from college or obtain a technical certificate after high school.
Michigan colleges offering best bang for the buck
Large college checks don’t always produce the best value. These cost-vs-paycheck rankings may surprise you.
Slideshow: Michigan’s Best Value Colleges
Students choose colleges and universities for all kinds of reasons. Here’s one way to view what they’re getting for their money.
New state teacher evaluation standards are no magic bullet
It’s been a long, contentious battle to reform Michigan’s teacher evaluation system. Now, the hard work begins.
Universities want more money. Snyder wants more innovation.
A college degree is more critical, yet more expensive, for Michigan families. At a Center for Michigan summit Monday, the governor and university chiefs clashed over how to make college more affordable.
In one tech-heavy cyber school, a low-tech strategy spurs learning
Cyber schools are all about technology. But in a field of struggling competitors, one Michigan cyber school is succeeding with an old-fashioned idea: person-to-person interaction.
Three years later, jury still out on Michigan’s cyber school expansion
Enrollment in Michigan’s online charter schools is exploding. But are kids learning?
Echoing state, Detroit schools cut back on standardized tests
Bowing to complaints about test fatigue, Detroit reins in the amount of time students spend on in-district standardized tests.