Some Michigan school districts are opening full-time, online schools as an alternative to traditional classrooms, on the belief that not all families will want to return to school buildings this year.
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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Deadline nears for thousands of Michigan residents offered free tuition
Futures for Frontliners gave essential workers in the early months of the COVID pandemic a shot at free community college. Some are on campuses, but many more have yet to complete financial forms that would free them of tuition payments.
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Even as COVID wanes, fewer low-income students enroll in Michigan colleges
The state is pushing to get more residents to pursue a college degree. The pandemic appears to still be hobbling those efforts, particularly among poor and first-generation students.
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Whitmer vetoes plan to give $1,000 scholarships for elementary reading help
Michigan families would have had access to $1,000 scholarships for outside-of-school tutoring to help elementary reading skills. School leaders questioned whether the scholarships would help students most in need, or those with the resources to find tutors.
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Michigan juniors take a career readiness test. Most employers ignore it
Taxpayers spend $4.4 million for a standardized test that is supposed to help employers know who is qualified for jobs. One problem: Few employers use it.
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Critical race theory: What you need to know in Michigan
No, critical race theory isn’t being taught in Michigan schools. That hasn’t stopped it from becoming a passionate political issue.
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How can Michigan schools spend $6B in COVID money? Here’s what experts say
Help young readers? High school dropouts? What about building repairs? Experts weigh in on how Michigan schools should use federal funds.
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Michigan child care providers left in lurch as lawmakers go on vacation
Lawmakers went on summer break before allocating $1.4 billion in federal COVID aid for child care. That’s left some worrying about making payroll.
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Michigan’s top doc urges schools to require facemasks in the fall
State officials issued guidance Friday recommending students mask-up in school in the fall. That’ll be a hard sell to schools and students.
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Michigan legislation would de-emphasize SAT scores to boost college access
Bills to remove SAT scores from student transcripts in Michigan could help shrink the importance of the college entrance exam.