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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 student test scores slump, as COVID halts slow progress
Scores fall, in some cases alarmingly so. But educators caution against reading too much into results from a year in which students were in and out of classrooms.
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Michigan will release M-STEP results soon. Here’s what to expect
If Michigan’s experience is similar to other states, brace yourself for lower standardized test scores and bigger gaps between racial and income groups, caused by the pandemic.
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Six northern Michigan counties join Wayne with newest school mask mandates
The latest counties to mandate masks in schools are Wayne, Benzie, Leelanau, Emmet, Charlevoix, Otsego and Antrim.
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After months of Michigan school mask protests, anti-anti-maskers mobilize
Parents against mask mandates in schools have grabbed most of the attention in school board meetings and protests. Now, parents who favor mask mandates to protect against COVID’s spread are organizing.
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Michigan school mask tracker: Find rules in your district
Data released by the state and published here as a searchable database provides information on current mask policies for many of Michigan’s 537 public school districts.
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Almost half of Michigan students now in schools with COVID mask mandates
Even without a statewide school mask mandate, many Michigan students will be required to wear face coverings when they return to classrooms in the coming days.
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Michigan colleges hope raffles boost COVID-19 vaccinations in time for fall
Some campuses went for mandates. But others tried prizes to increase the number of vaccinated students and parents on campus as the fall semester begins.
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Michigan college enrollment dropped amid COVID, group urges state to step in
Low-income students aren’t going to college at the rates they were before the pandemic. Is it time for the state to make higher ed more affordable?
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Q & A: Small-town Michigan superintendent tells why he is mandating masks
With no state mandate, local Michigan superintendents are being forced to make tough decisions on whether to require face masks to protect against COVID this fall. The debate is dividing communities like Eaton Rapids.