The state ranks above national averages in several key areas that indicate success for young children, but still falls short in some, according to newly compiled data.
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 State University officially fires Mel Tucker for cause
MSU fired its head football coach two and half weeks after a national report outlined allegations in an ongoing school investigation about Tucker’s behavior.
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How a Detroit pastor got involved in a citywide effort to reduce chronic absenteeism
The Rev. Larry Simmons wondered why children were roaming the streets of his neighborhood during school hours.
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Michigan lawmakers consider making universal free school meals permanent
Michigan public school students can get free school breakfast and lunch at their schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Some lawmakers want to make the program permanent.
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Michigan lawmakers consider requiring panic alarms in schools
Would a panic alarm help a school respond quicker to an active shooter? It’s unclear, but a Democrat-sponsored bill would require them.
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3.0 GPA now guarantees admission to 10 Michigan public universities
Michigan public universities hope guaranteed admission with a 3.0 high school grade point average will encourage more students to consider attending college after high school.
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Michigan State to Mel Tucker: We will fire you for ‘moral turpitude’
Michigan State is moving to fire the football coach, serving a notice of intent to terminate the remainder of his $95 million contract amid a sexual harassment investigation.
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Excited but worried, Michigan teachers wrestle with artificial intelligence
Ever since ChatGPT launched in November, schools have fretted about whether generative AI would lead to cheating and intellectual shortcuts. It may. But educators are coming around to its benefits as a classroom tool.
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Longtime superintendent at Ann Arbor Schools agrees to leave next month
Jeanice Kerr Swift reached a deal with the board to leave Oct. 31 after a decade leading the district. The agreement followed months of tension with some board members and parents, including over special education
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To help Michigan teacher shortage, lawmakers may ease retirement rules
Democrats and Republicans largely agree: there’s a teacher shortage. A bipartisan bill is aimed to help address the problem in the short term.