Federal law enforcement joined U-M’s public safety and security agency in probing the ‘significant security concern’ that prompted the internet shutoff Sunday. Students on the three U-M campuses are regaining more access to online services.
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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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Metro Detroit students start new year with old challenges, fresh solutions
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
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University of Michigan internet outage wreaks havoc on first day of class
The first day of college was also a bit chaotic at U-M after the university shut down internet service due to a ‘security concern,’ leaving many students confused about class locations.
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Dana Nessel: Too soon to rule on new Whitmer education agency
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said it’s too soon to issue an opinion on the constitutionality of a new education agency created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by executive order last month.
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Childcare is a critical job, with a critical worker shortage in Michigan
With an estimated 9,000 openings around the state, childcare providers are struggling to serve families desperate for care.
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Graduate students settle strike at University of Michigan
Grad student workers will receive a pay bump and improved benefits in a contract approved by the union Friday just days before fall classes begin.
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Michigan teachers still scrounging for classroom supplies
Michigan schools are responsible for supplying items that students need to learn. But teachers continue to spend hundreds of dollars from their own pockets and routinely ask families, friends and strangers to help.
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University of Michigan graduate student workers poised to end long strike
U-M grad student instructors and staff assistants would win significant pay raises under the tentative deal following a bitter strike. Leaders hope to finalize the deal by Friday before the fall semester begins.
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Angst in Ann Arbor as school board poised to oust longtime superintendent
Some Ann Arbor Public Schools board members say it is time for a change in leadership, as teachers’ groups defend Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift. Both sides accuse the other of lacking transparency.
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MSU interim president Teresa Woodruff won’t seek full-time job
Woodruff is the fourth president since Lou Anna K. Simon left in 2018 amid the scandal over the university’s handling of serial sexual abuser Dr. Larry Nassar.