Help is on the way for more of Michigan’s lowest performing districts, which qualify for extra support and funding through a state partnership program.
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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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Michigan State condenses teacher preparation program from five years to four
The truncated MSU teacher preparation program will save students $16,700 in tuition and get them into teaching jobs faster.
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After bruising Michigan election, what is Betsy DeVos’ education priority?
Over a decade of Republican dominance in Michigan, perhaps no individual shaped Michigan school policy as much as DeVos. Democrats now hope to undo her work.
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State wants $10,620 to make public how Michigan schools spend COVID cash
Michigan education officials received the public records request in May seeking data on how local districts plan to spend $6.2 billion in federal relief funds. The state says it would take 300 — no, 807 — hours to vet the records before releasing them.
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Lame Duck? Michigan session could be super lame this year
Dyslexia, coding and WorkKeys bills are among the few that lawmakers could take up in final weeks.
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Michigan student loan borrowers will have more time before payments resume
Federal student loan borrowers have not been required to make payments on their loans since spring 2020 and had anticipated having to restart payments in January. Now, they’ll have more time, though it’s unclear how long.
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New U-M president Ono lays out climate change, diversity and staffing goals
Santa Ono outlined a host of progressive priorities he hopes to pursue at the University of Michigan, including a $300 million investment in “socially responsible” companies.
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Detroit renames school honoring Ben Carson, removing honor for Trump appointee
The discussion was part of an effort to revisit naming decisions made when the district was overseen by state-appointed emergency managers
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Dearborn removes two books from school library after parent pressure
The school board had been under months of pressure from a raucous group of parents and activists to remove books with LGBTQ, sexual, or sexual violence themes. Other books are still under review.
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Analysis: Parents rights school board campaigns lost most Michigan races
From the governor’s race to local school boards, the ‘parental rights’ movement has dominated debates on education policy this election year. But movement-backed candidates had limited success Tuesday in local school board elections.