All parents of kids with disabilities have a lot to know when it comes to education, leaving parents searching for tips and advice from other parents, special education officials and advocates on how best to get the services they think their child
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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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Special Education searchable list
Special education varies by district Type in the name of your school district or charter school, and see the percentage of students with Individualized Education Programs overall, plus the percentage of students in special education by gender and race. Data shows both the percentages of all IEP’s by different demographic groups and also how that […]
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Picking a college? How about 10?
Michigan universities are buried under an electronic avalanche of applications this month, as high school seniors apply to three, four, maybe a dozen schools.
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Interactive graphic: See college acceptance rates at YOUR school
Deadlines are approaching, and most Michigan colleges and universities are getting more and more applications for enrollment, even though the number of high school seniors in the state is decreasing. That’s because students are applying to more schools than they used to, causing the admission rates at a lot of colleges and universities to plummet. […]
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Teacher evaluation bills aim to improve performance
Bipartisan legislation is intended to better identify areas where teachers are struggling and get them the training and support they need to improve. Historically, nearly all teachers have received high evaluations even though Michigan is among the bottom tier of states on national tests.
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Changing views on sexual misconduct leave colleges vulnerable, accusers and accused frustrated
The University of Michigan is struggling to balance safety and fairness in responding to reports of sexual assault. But an evolving disciplinary process and new standards of evidence leave many confused. Talk about blurred lines.
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Two U-M sexual assault cases, little satisfaction
In one case, a female student waited four years before her assailant, a U-M football player, was punished. In another, a male student says he was falsely accused, then tarred by an overzealous court at the university.
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See sexual assault reports for 41 Michigan colleges and universities
Bridge compiled data on forcible sexual offense reports at 41 Michigan colleges and universities between 2011 and 2013.
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Training school counselors to give college advice
Michigan does not require school counselors to receive training on giving college advice to students.<br />
A bill now in the legislature would require such training for counselors entering the field. But with all the focus on road funding, will lawmakers get to it? </p>
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Braving Upper Peninsula winters, Michigan Tech grads strike gold
The hard-working, selective school in Houghton is quietly filling industry’s need for STEM engineers.