In her fifth State of the State address, set for Wednesday, Whitmer will make the case for more tutors in schools before spring break to help students recover from pandemic learning loss.
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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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Did Johnny write this or a robot? AI chatbots rock Michigan schools
Artificial intelligence writing generators like ChatGPT can compose school assignments at the click of a button. Is it the end of writing as we know it? An invitation to cheating? Or a handy tool like a calculator?
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Michigan teachers say they’re ignored in Lansing. Now, they’re in charge.
Teachers wanted a voice in setting the state’s education agenda. With the Legislature now under Democratic control, four key panels that control education policy and funding will be led by former teachers.
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DeVos-funded campaign for school voucher-like plan withdraws petitions in a sign of defeat
The proposal doesn’t have a clear political path after Democrats won full control of the state legislature in November.
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As Michigan students struggle, report urges fair funding to reverse slide
The Education Trust-Midwest report calls for a weighted funding system for schools that provides far more money to educate low-income and other vulnerable students.
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Ann Arbor Public Schools mask mandate relieves some, frustrates others
District students masked for all of last school year. Now, they are to wear masks for the next two weeks. Some parents are skeptical the mandate will end then.
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After Oxford, Michigan Democrats see gun safety as part of school agenda
A bipartisan House panel created after the deadly shootings at Oxford High School did not address gun safety in its recommendations because it could not reach consensus. Now, with a Democratic led House and Senate, advocates see an opening.
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More options for cheaper college if Michigan students fill out free form
Many high school students are choosing to forgo college, even as the state is rolling out scholarship and free-tuition programs to make higher education more affordable. Filling out a free financial aid form is the best way to determine the true cost of college.
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These are the big Michigan education issues we’re watching in 2023
Chronic absenteeism, charter school transparency, third-grade retention and early childhood education are expected to be top issues this year as Democrats take the full levers of power in Lansing.
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Michigan Democrats’ big education priority: Reform or kill read-or-flunk law
Proponents of third grade reading law say it helps keep schools accountable. Opponents holding students back is no solution.