Tough standards, targeted funding and a difficult test that every student must pass have elevated Massachusetts to the top of the class.
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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Smartest kids: Massachusetts charter schools are few but mighty
Charters in the Bay State are fulfilling the promise of bringing innovation and performance to public education. The state keeps a tight rein on who can open charters and sets high standards for schools to remain open.
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How Michigan, Massachusetts compare
Use our interactive graphs to compare Michigan and Massachusetts across a wide range of test scores.
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Smartest kids: In Florida, early reading and frequent testing bring results, and pushback
Emphasis on literacy and testing to monitor progress are credited with a rise in student learning in Florida, particularly for low-income and minority students. But some ask, how much is too much?
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How Michigan, Florida compare
Florida students, including low-income students, have risen dramatically in national academic rankings while students in Michigan are being left behind.
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Community colleges pushing skilled trades, but students aren’t buying
Despite sunny promises, most community college students are shunning careers in manufacturing, technical and skilled trades, leaving Michigan employers and the colleges themselves bewildered.
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Troubling times for Michigan’s community colleges
Struggling students and falling enrollment are presenting challenges to Michigan’s 28 community colleges. Their leaders are aiming to reverse fortunates with innovative job programs.
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Smartest kids: Teaching starts early, with special focus on the poor, in Minnesota
Minnesota traces its elite status to tough academic standards, the nation’s most extensive early childhood education program and higher investment in low-income schools.
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How Minnesota and Michigan students compare on the NAEP
Michigan vs Minnesota Michigan and Minnesota spend roughly the same amount per pupil, and yet the performance of Minnesota students on national tests is far superior to that of Michigan students, including low-income students. Proponents of the Minnesota system note that the North Star state budgets its money differently. Below, how students in the two […]
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Smartest kids: In Tennessee, an epic turnaround
A perennial bottom dweller in academic rankings, Tennessee has sprinted to respectability by demanding more of teachers and students and giving them the tools to succeed.