Michiganians from Grand Rapids to Birmingham, Dexter to Dearborn have opportunities in the next few weeks to discuss K-12 education and reform as part of the Center for Michigan’s ongoing townhall series on the topic: WHEN: Sept. 20, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: LINC Community Revitalization, Inc., 1167 Madison SE Grand Rapids RSVP: Emberly […]
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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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Khan Academy sparks passion from fans, skeptics
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a big fan. So is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who calls California-based Khan Academy “a glimpse of the future of education.” Founded in 2006 by Bengali-American Sal Khan and profiled on “Sixty Minutes,” the academy’s free online video tutorials on everything from math to finance to cosmology reach some 5 […]
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Universities eye out-of-state budget help
Faced with tight budgets and prospective dwindling in-state enrollment, public universities across Michigan are looking beyond the state line for answers. One option, say advocates such as Domino’s Pizza CEO Patrick Doyle and University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, is to boost recruitment of out-of-state students – students who pay much higher tuition rates […]
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Education talks set for GR, Novi, Birmingham, Novi
Michiganians from Grand Rapids to Birmingham, Novi to Flint have opportunities in September and October to discuss K-12 education and reform as part of the Center for Michigan’s ongoing townhall series on the topic: WHEN: Sept. 11, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Dickinson Elementary, 448 Dickinson St., SE, Grand Rapids RSVP: Nan Evans — […]
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It's never too early to start college
Perhaps no stage of American public education is as freighted with tradition and collective memory as high school. Which is not exactly why David Dugger is tinkering with it, but it’s one reason. “Our big failing as a public school system is not believing that high school kids are capable of higher-level academic work. In […]
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Education talks slated for East Lansing, Novi, Dexter, Grand Rapids
Michiganians in East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Dexter and Novi have opportunities in September to discuss K-12 education and reform as part of the Center for Michigan’s ongoing townhall series on the topic: WHEN: Sept. 7, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: MEA Offices, 3rd floor, 1216 Kendale Blvd., East Lansing RSVP: Barbara Bonsignore, Michigan For […]
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Listening series on schools makes stops in Detroit, Flint
Michiganians in Detroit and Flint have opportunities next week to discuss K-12 education and reform as part of the Center for Michigan’s ongoing townhall series on the topic: WHEN: Aug. 21, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, 1211 Trumbull St., Detroit RSVP: Armando Ojeda – (248) 792-2763 WHEN: Aug. 22, 6 […]
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Talk school stuff in Grand Rapids, East Lansing, Brighton
Michiganians in Grand Rapids, East Lansing and Brighton have opportunities in August to discuss K-12 education and reform in as part of the Center or Michigan’s ongoing townhall series on the topic: WHEN: Aug. 15, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Option 1 Credit Union Office, 630 32nd St. SE, Grand Rapids RSVP: Please RSVP […]
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Join school discussions in Wayne County, online
Detroit and Wayne County residents concerned about the future of K-12 education in Michigan are encouraged to attend the next Center for Michigan Community Conversation, to be held at The Children’s Center of Wayne County on Saturday, Aug. 4. The session, co-sponsored by Michigan Radio and The Children’s Center, will be a town hall format, […]
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Education talk slated for Grand Rapids on July 25
Gov. Rick Snyder has detailed a veteran Lansing lawyer and political adviser to lead a reconsideration of how the state funds public schools, it was announced Tuesday. Panel leader Richard McLellan says public hearings in coming months will gather comment from citizens on flaws and potential improvements in school finance. No need to wait for […]