Fissures over COVID safety protections in schools have left a region divided and sent a veteran health officer packing.
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 State University to relax COVID-19 mask mandate
Michigan State University announced Thursday that it will soon allow students and staff to be unmasked in many indoor settings. There are exceptions including in classrooms and in healthcare facilities.
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Michigan Republicans pitch student grants up to $1,500 for learning loss
If approved, parents could choose their children’s tutoring, software, or other education support from a “marketplace” of education vendors to help boost their education following the disruption of COVID-19.
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Michigan 4-year graduation rates dropped during the pandemic
Graduation rates in Michigan dipped for the first time in recent years.
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Judge calls Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ‘rational’
A lawsuit challenging the university’s rule that students and staff must be vaccinated was dismissed Wednesday in federal court. The plaintiffs vow to appeal.
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Lipstick, smiles, anxiety on a Michigan school’s first mask-optional day
An elementary school principal tries to set a respectful tone as students and families return to class for the first time in a long time without the requirement of wearing a mask.
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Detroit superintendent unlikely to push for staff vaccine mandate terminations
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says he likely won’t seek to terminate unvaccinated employees, changing his position on enforcing the school district’s staff vaccine policy.
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Michigan needs skilled workers, but lacks enough instructors to train them
There does not appear to be a shortage of high school students eager to enroll in career tech. But it’s difficult to find CTE instructors because schools can’t match the salaries of industry.
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$100M Kalamazoo career tech center shows promise, inequities in Michigan
Michigan’s career and technical education system is hobbled by enormous funding inequities across the state, even as Kalamazoo builds a state-of-the-art CTE center bankrolled by an anonymous donor.
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Michigan high school seniors crave normality after COVID
The high school class of 2022 has been through a lot. From virtual learning in their bedrooms, to mourning the death of loved ones. Four seniors spoke to Bridge about all that they missed, and vowed “never to take anything for granted.”