‘A deeply dark day for Michigan,’ as a school shooter kills two girls, 14 and 17, and a 16-year-old boy with a gun that police say his father recently purchased.
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 schools struggle with remote days. 'This year is harder for kids.'
Even superintendents who championed returning students to classrooms in Michigan are finding it difficult to keep doors open full-time this year amid staff shortages, outbreaks and behavioral issues. Critics say schools should do more.
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COVID school outbreaks skyrocket; more Michigan schools close
Some Michigan students are getting a week-long Thanksgiving break, the result of COVID outbreaks and school staffing shortages. Outbreaks are up 61 percent in one week.
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Michigan schools seek options as staff shortages and COVID cases converge
Michigan superintendents are worried about meeting the required 180 days and 1,098 hours of instruction required for their full allocations of state funding
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Michigan schools are closing because of staff shortages. Get used to it.
School buildings are closing for the same reasons as restaurants, and there doesn’t appear to be a quick solution to not enough bus drivers, teacher aides and other workers
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Michigan is sending a $1,000 ‘thank you’ to early educators. Is it enough?
Many early educators in Michigan will soon receive $1,000 bonuses, a ‘thank you’ to thousands of workers across the state who stuck with challenging, low-paid, and essential jobs through the scariest days of the pandemic.
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Michigan education chief pushes reforms to get more teachers in classrooms
A teacher shortage in the state’s public schools has grown worse during the pandemic. State Supt. Michael Rice wants to make it easier to certify teachers while providing financial incentives to get more young people into the profession.
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Kindergarten catch-up: How teachers are helping young learners
Kindergarten enrollment was down 11.3 percent across Michigan last year as parents chose to keep their students home rather than face the COVID health risk.
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Michigan House passes bill Democrats say would whitewash Black history
The Michigan House dove into the national debate over critical race theory on Tuesday when the GOP forced through a bill sharply restricting school lessons that promote race or gender stereotyping.
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Michigan effort launched to OK tax breaks for private school education
The group behind the petition drive intends to work with the GOP Legislature to evade a veto by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Critics say it’s another GOP effort to use public money for private schools that runs afoul of the Michigan Constitution.