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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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Michigan students lag in reading. Will mandatory teacher training help?
Michigan leaders agree student literacy scores need to improve. One idea some are pushing is to mandate a specific ‘science of reading’ training called LETRS.
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Bathroom wars hit MSU: This time, it’s unisex showers, toilets in honors dorm
MSU has opened its first unisex community dorm bathroom as part of $37 million in renovations to Campbell Hall. While showers are private, public spaces aren’t — and not all parents are on board.
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Michigan schools budget: free meals, record funding, safety upgrades
Michigan’s $24.12 billion budget includes universal no-cost K-12 school meals, boosts at-risk funding and includes funding for safety and mental health. School groups said the process was a mess.
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Retiring superintendent: Michigan students need more days in the classroom
No one knows just how many days of instruction Michigan students are receiving, thanks to flexibility lawmakers have allowed in recent years. That’s a problem, State Superintendent Michael Rice says.
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Michigan schools may limit free student meals amid budget uncertainty
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders say they’ll include funding for free school meals in a new state budget — but they were still drafting actual bills ahead of a midnight deadline.
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Case may decide if Michigan schools must tell parents of kids’ gender identity
A federal lawsuit challenges Rockford schools’ decision to call a child by a different name and pronouns without telling parents. That may have violated the couple’s constitutional rights, a judge ruled last week.
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Watch Bridge Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s education crisis
Bridge Michigan education reporter Isabel Lohman led a virtual panel discussion about what can be done to improve education in the state. Watch a recap here.
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Michigan schools face tough calls as government shutdown looms
Michigan schools are taking out loans, limiting free meals and warning of preschool closures if the state government shuts down Oct. 1. A prolonged shutdown could cost them even more.
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MSU study urges more money, improved efficiencies for Michigan schools
While Michigan school funding has gone up, the dollars making it to classrooms has remained flat because of growing pension costs.