Dyslexia, coding and WorkKeys bills are among the few that lawmakers could take up in final weeks.
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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 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.
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Democrats sweep Michigan Board of Education and MSU, UM, Wayne State races
Republicans framed the education debate in Michigan this year on culture war issues including transgender inclusion, diversity and critical race theory. But in statewide races, it was Democrats who emerged victorious.
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Michigan town library defunded over LGBTQ books loses vote again, may close
The Patmos Library in Ottawa County’s Jamestown Township wants to keep LGBTQ-themed books on its shelves. Not with our tax money, voters said again on Tuesday.
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Michigan colleges tout nonpartisan efforts to get more students to vote
Politicians know young people tend to vote at lower rates than their elders. But Michigan college campus leaders say students are invested in the issues, but may need more help accessing voting information.
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Michigan State University Provost Teresa Woodruff named interim president
Woodruff will assume the role Friday, following the departure of current President Samuel Stanley Jr. He announced his resignation Oct. 13 following months of friction with MSU’s Board of Trustees.