A third of elementary students are enrolled in a year-round program at Croswell-Lexington Community Schools in Sanilac County. Students attend classes the same number of days as those enrolled on a traditional school calendar, but instead of a long summer break during which learning is lost, they have a series of three-week breaks. Third grade […]
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Now hiring: Bridge Magazine seeks senior editor
The Center for Michigan has an immediate opening for a creative, entrepreneurial, senior-level editor to manage and grow Bridge Magazine (www.bridgemi.com). Bridge Magazine is a national award-winning, online publication dedicated to in-depth news and analysis of issues affecting Michigan residents. We focus on the “How” and the “Why” of life in our state, offering scope […]
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School Quality: Detroit’s other big results due tomorrow
Editor’s note: The Excellent Schools Detroit scorecard is now viewable online. Schools being schools, there’s no shortage of measurements to track their progress and quality. Actually finding useful information in that sea of data? That’s something else entirely. Tomorrow, Excellent Schools Detroit will roll out the result of two years of work – a comprehensive, […]
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Common Core is common sense
As a member of Business Leaders for Michigan, I support the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and urge the Michigan Legislature to swiftly move forward with their implementation. In Michigan today, only 68% of third graders are reading proficiently; only 20% of high school graduates are considered career- and college-ready; and 21% of high school […]
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We're hiring: FULL-TIME OPENINGS FOR OUTREACH COORDINATORS
The Center for Michigan has immediate job openings for individuals with excellent communications, networking and organizational skills and a track record of high achievement. If you are passionate about the future of our state, have strong public speaking skills and a working knowledge of current events, we may have an exciting opportunity for you. We […]
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New 2-1-1 phone program connects parents in need with local preschool enrollment offices this August
(Bridge illustration/A.J. Jonews) If you have a 4-year-old child and live in a household with low or moderate income, you are one call away from a great opportunity for your family. Michigan’s preschool program, Great Start Readiness, is a proven way to provide key social and learning skills that can greatly help young children […]
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One-two punch for Michigan students: more loans, high interest rates
AND AFTER COLLEGE?: All the money being borrowed by college students in Michigan — $1.9 billion in one year alone — poses a significant threat to future economic growth says Mitch Bean of Great Lakes Economic Consulting. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) Michigan’s student debt problem is getting worse, with college kids borrowing almost […]
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After merger, school districts bet on longer days, longer calendar to revive fortunes
NEW LOOK, COURSE: The Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts merged July 1 to form Ypsilanti Community Schools, a new district that’s embarking on a variety of operational reforms, including a longer school day and longer school year. (courtesy image/Ypsilanti Community Schools) Two Washtenaw County communities are taking a marriage born out of necessity […]
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Mix school choice, state incentives and you get a $400,000 high-schooler
In Birmingham, the school district got $440,000 for one out-of-town high-schooler. In nearby Novi, the schools received $320,000 for an empty desk. That’s what you get when you mix a governor’s reform agenda with schools threading the needle between school choice and protesting parents. The two districts in Oakland County had long opted out of […]