Weekend camps, home visits and flexible transportation options make up some of the ways Lansing School District is aiming to improve its graduation rates.
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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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U-M regent’s home vandalized, 'Free Palestine' spray-painted on wife's car
A University of Michigan regent’s house window was broken and his wife’s car was vandalized Monday morning. He called the acts anti-Semitic.
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How Michigan charter schools evolved — and how Democrats want to change them
Charter schools have been in Michigan for almost 30 years. Here are some major events in their history.
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Facing DEI scrutiny, University of Michigan abandons ‘diversity statements’ in hiring
In a political atmosphere where diversity, equity and inclusion programs are facing new scrutiny, U-M will no longer ask job applicants how they would contribute to those efforts.
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Michigan school safety plan inches forward three years after Oxford shootings
The bill package would create more clear protocols for responding to emergencies and add student mental health support.
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Broadband internet still lags in rural Michigan; new program links 30k homes
Michigan is 31st nationwide for broadband access, with 1 in 10 residents lacking access. Slowly but surely, though, it is spreading across rural Michigan.
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FAFSA is live for 2025: Five things to know about Michigan college costs
This free form has the ability to unlock thousands of dollars to help students attend college.
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Michigan is spending big to hire and retain teachers. Experts see positive signs
Want to be a teacher? Michigan wants you. Here’s what to know about state programs to grow the education workforce.
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Donald Trump wants to expand school choice. In Michigan, 1 in 4 participate
The president-elect’s choice for education secretary is a big choice advocate. In Michigan, one quarter of the state’s 1.37 million public students attend a charter or school outside their district.
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Michigan 'COVID cohort' enters adulthood with emotional scars, 'unprecedented' help
Staring at screens when they most needed the refining fire of in-person interactions, these now late teens to early-20-somethings missed crucial steppingstones to adulthood.