Astronomers announced on Thursday they captured the first image of a blackhole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. University of Michigan research scientist Mark Reynolds weighs in on how he helps with the discovery from Ann Arbor.
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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Michigan’s teacher shortage: What’s causing it, how serious is it, and what can be done?
Administrators say it will take a strong workforce to address academic challenges that worsened during the pandemic.
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Struggling with child care in Michigan? Share your story.
A consortium of newsrooms led by the nonprofit newsroom MuckRock is requesting child care data through Michigan Freedom of Information requests and conducting a first-of-its-kind data analysis of child care records. They will have stories and data to share in the coming weeks.
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Nessel: Wayne State experiments on dogs should face new animal testing rules
The university has faced criticism for years for its treatment of dogs during research. A new attorney general opinion states that there needs to be state oversight of animal experimentation.
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Cheers for Dr. Fauci at comeback University of Michigan commencement
The COVID-19 pandemic stopped the classes of 2020 and 2021 from having a proper graduation ceremony. Saturday, they gathered under blue skies to hear Dr. Anthony Fauci urge them to embrace leadership and reject falsities.
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Michigan lawmakers pass K-12 budget plan that boosts spending, pays down debt
The GOP-controlled Legislature wants to increase funding as 15 percent. Details still need to be worked out between House, Senate plans.
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Michigan GOP, Whitmer push college tuition aid plans. How their plans differ.
Lawmakers propose competing scholarships, aid programs to return to school during Michigan budget deliberations.
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Home-based preschool hits roadblock in Michigan budget talks
Michigan has a financial cushion thanks to federal stimulus funds and stronger-than-expected recovery from the economic shock of COVID-19. But education spending is a sticking point.
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Student loan forgiveness could help 1.4 million in Michigan. What to know
Residents owe a total of $51 billion in Michigan. Here’s a primer on what we know so far about a plan to forgive some — or all — of that debt.
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Big and small groups, during and after class: tutoring is all over the map
Using federal COVID relief funds to curb learning loss, some local school districts are putting money into tutoring. A review of 16 programs shows some schools follow best practices more closely than others.