In Michigan, birth rates are declining and schools of choice options are increasing. School district leaders say they are trying to attract more students. But consolidation remains unpopular.
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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Think your homework was tough? In the UP, students had to build a house
Career tech students in Houghton needed hands-on experience. So they spent a year building a house. It went up for sale last weekend.
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Chinese student visa revocations would hit Michigan universities hard
The Trump administration intends to revoke visas from Chinese students. More than 6,000 attend Michigan universities, including U-M where 8% of students are from China.
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Tax the rich to pay for schools? Michigan voters may get chance in 2026
Education advocates want voters to decide whether those making $500,000 or more should pay more in taxes to help schools. A ballot measure would go on the gubernatorial ballot.
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Michigan court ends effort to sue Oxford school staff over 2021 mass shooting
The Michigan Supreme Court had dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021. The order ends efforts to hold employees partly responsible for the mass shooting.
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MSU eyes $85 million in cuts, fewer staff over federal funding reductions
Michigan State University tells departments to cut 9% and prepare for the possibility of eliminating low-enrollment student academic programs.
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What is ‘team teaching?’ Michigan schools shake up the 'one-teacher' model
Teachers are often in silos, focused on one group of students or one subject area. Not anymore in Concord Community schools and Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are trying ‘team teaching.’
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In west Michigan, library that survived LGBTQ book flap closes as staffers quit
Tensions are high again in Ottawa County, as staffers quit the Patmos Library after a conservative board takes over.
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U-M taps Domenico Grasso as interim president as Santa Ono leaves
Grasso has led the University of Michigan-Dearborn since 2018. He is stepping in as Ono resigns to become University of Florida president but is not expected to be a candidate for the permanent position.
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Michigan voters reject half of school bond requests. Blame the economy?
Voters defeated slightly more than half of the requests to borrow money for improvements, a lower success rate than normal for May election. Voters in Democratic-leaning districts were more likely to approve bonds.