Hope College and U-M will get most students a degree in four years. Saginaw Valley? Not so much.
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.
F is for frustrated – disorganization at Detroit EAA schools leaves students scrambling to graduate
Seniors graduating this month from high schools in the state reform school district complain of missing or inaccurate transcripts. Some are being told days before commencement they don’t have the required classes to graduate.
In a diplomatic snub, reflections of a distant relationship
The mayor of Detroit probably didn’t mean to snub the president of South Korea. But Asian immigrants are choosing to settle elsewhere.
Legislature green-lights second straight major preschool expansion
More than 10,000 additional needy four year olds will likely find seats in public preschool next fall thanks to final legislative approval this week of Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to double the size of Michigan’s public preschool programs. This caps two years of work by local school districts, private preschool providers, and early childhood advocates to solve a major preschool shortage.
Bridge reporting leads to tougher teacher testing
Aspiring teachers will soon face tougher tests after the Michigan Legislature last night approved $1.8 million for certification test upgrades.
Officials’ mistake cancels Head Start in Detroit schools; ‘sin and a shame’ for district
Detroit Public Schools missed a deadline, and now must bow out of the preschool program for low-income children, imperiling nearly 1,000 seats for 4-year-olds.
Long-term fixes to Michigan school funding unlikely this year
As election season heats up, lawmakers recognize that the state school funding formula needs an overhaul. But long-term changes to the Proposal A funding system will likely not be addressed. This leaves plenty of middle-class districts to struggle.
Study to measure cost of education unlikely in election year
State-funded adequacy studies are hailed by education groups and Democrats as a way to measure the true cost of educating Michigan students. But Republicans deride these studies as an effort to wring more money from taxpayers.
Searchable database: How are your schools funded?
Michigan's school districts and charter academies vary widely in the amount of money each gets from state, local and federal sources. Use our tool to find your own.
School funding fight turns on two visions of Michigan
Charter and school-choice proponents want all districts to get an equal share of state funding. The state board and leading education groups say that rural, urban and low-income districts often need more resources to provide a quality education.