The state’s recently agreed-upon education budget for the new school year contains money for teacher recruitment, rural districts, Detroit schools, transportation, building upgrades and other items long sought by administrators.
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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Supreme Court ends Biden student loan forgiveness: how it impacts Michigan
In rejecting the plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt, the court crushed a signature promise made by Joe Biden in the 2020 race for president. The ruling impacts more than 40 million borrowers, including over 800,000 in Michigan.
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More Michigan teens hit the brakes on learning to drive
The state’s decision to stop funding driver’s education and high private driver’s education costs may be contributing to many Michigan teens delaying getting their driver’s licenses.
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U.S. Supreme Court affirmative action ban already playing out in Michigan
The Supreme Court reversed years of precedent in ruling that race-conscious college admissions policies violate the Equal Protection Clause. U-M officials say a 2006 affirmative action ban in Michigan made fielding a diverse student body harder.
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Michigan passes $21.5B school budget with boost for at-risk students
In Democrats’ first education budget, lawmakers directed more funds to schools with disadvantaged students as the state tries to recover from pandemic learning loss. There is also more investment for English language learners and special education.
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Audit criticizes Michigan education officials’ oversight of fingerprinting for school workers
Some workers had never been fingerprinted, and others worked weeks or years before they were fingerprinted, the state audit found.
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Lawyers for 3 more students indicate they may sue MSU in shooting
Lawyers for slain students Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson, and for an injured student, Hanyang Tao, filed court papers that may be a prelude to suit. Seven of the eight students shot in February have now filed court notices.
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Michigan State’s Breslin scoreboard to go on sale in the coming weeks
The Breslin Center is getting a facelift, and Spartan fans will be able to purchase pieces of the old scoreboard at the MSU Surplus Store.
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Michigan State shooting survivor John Hao indicates he too will sue MSU
A lawyer for Hao, one of five critically injured students, said MSU acted with ‘gross negligence’ in its safety and security actions. He is the third injured student to file notice of suit. Three other students were killed in the February attack.
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How an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on student loan debt impacts Michigan
40 million student loan borrowers across the U.S. will be affected by the impending ruling. Here is what’s at stake and the issues at play before the conservative-majority court.