In remembrance of the one-year anniversary of the school shooting, MSU will not hold classes on Feb. 13, 2024.
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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Under new law, Michigan schools must inform students on consent, sexual assault
A recently passed law will require Michigan public schools to provide information about sexual violence and resources to middle and high schoolers.
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In Las Vegas, firms pitch mass-shooter security to schools. Does it work?
Michigan has invested $335 million in school security since the 2021 Oxford High School shootings. Concern over shootings has yielded a gold-rush of security vendors offering schools everything from robotic dogs to bulletproof whiteboards.
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Whitmer expands teacher union rights, critics say it sets back students
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed several education bills, including measures that give teachers more say in classroom assignments. She signed another measure that makes it easier for out-of-state teachers and counselors to work in Michigan.
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Whitmer signs ‘transformative’ $24.3B Michigan education budget. What to know
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new state education budget that expands Pre-K access, boosts per-pupil funding and invests in training new teachers. More education policy changes are coming too.
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Raise a glass, Michigan. Cocktails-to-go, college stadium beer sales now legal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs new laws she says are about ‘fairness, safety and revenue.’
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University of Michigan-Flint is losing leader at a critical time
University of Michigan-Flint Chancellor Deba Dutta will leave the school in September. The change comes as the campus is attempting to improve the long term viability of the school, work that will temporarily be paused.
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Gretchen Whitmer creates new Michigan education agency for pre-K to college
The aim is to improve educational outcomes from early childhood through after-school and postsecondary programs, with the goal of every Michigan student earning a skill certificate or degree after high school.
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Michigan to launch major teacher recruitment and training effort in fall
Roughly 750 prospective and current teachers are expected to participate in the Talent Together program as the state attempts to reinvigorate the talent pool for public school teaching positions.
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Michigan is set to better track Native American student achievement
In a win for Michigan’s 12 federally recognized tribes, schools will now track the individual tribal affiliation of students, a move experts say is likely to triple the count of Native students and provide better feedback on their progress.