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.
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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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.
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Judge: Teachers aren’t subject to Michigan records law
A judge sides with Rochester Community Schools District in a case that involved materials for an ethnic and gender studies course but could have broader implications.
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Foster children to Michigan: Remove barriers, help us graduate school on time
Children in foster care graduate in four years at half the rate of other students, in part because many take unaccredited classes. Now, lawmakers are under pressure to reform the system.
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Whitmer’s school parent council: Public service, public relations, or both?
While running for re-election, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created a parents’ council. Now, the group has issued vague recommendations for Michigan schools that haven’t dampened criticism about the council from Republicans.
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Democrats urged to make public Michigan charter school financial records
With Democrats controlling the legislature in January, they could get their wish for greater transparency from for-profit charter school operators. The Democratic majority on the State Board of Education supports such a move.