Talent & Education

Grading Michigan State University and the other NCAA tournament teams on the academic factors that matter to average (much shorter) students.

More than 80,000 low-income infants and young children in Michigan don’t have access to a primary care doctor to nurture their development.

Adding a second year of preschool nets long-term gains for children in poverty, and for state, studies show.

A consensus of research shows home-visitation programs for families with young children improve child development, while saving taxpayers money that would otherwise go to remedial education, incarceration and other costs.

Michigan has reduced funding for low-income child care by 67 percent since 2007. Research shows that high-quality centers can boost educational performance.

For thousands of low-income students, a four-year college degree is only within reach if they start at community college, saving money on tuition. State lawmakers are leaning on colleges and universities to make that process easier by ensuring students’ hard-earned credits transfer with them.

Think you can still pay for college delivering pizza? Think again. Bridge presents 6 realities facing today’s college student.

Hemlines rise and fall, but tuition just goes up.

The state bears blame for the high cost of higher education, but students aren’t blameless, either.