Superintendents throughout Michigan are begging students and parents to stay vigilant on spring break — or face more closures.
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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Will Michigan students take M-STEP test this year? Here’s what we know.
Michigan’s standardized test is a few weeks away, and schools are preparing to administer it. But it still could be canceled because of COVID-19, and officials aren’t sure which students will be required to take it.
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Teacher retirements soar in Michigan schools amid COVID pandemic
The number of Michigan teachers who are leaving classrooms is up 40 percent this school year compared to typical years, as the stress of pandemic teaching drives some to retire or resign.
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Report: 38 percent of Michigan households don’t earn enough for basic needs
The United Ways’ ALICE report, released Tuesday, illustrates the gulf in Michigan between having a job and having a job that pays enough to support workers and families. The most in-demand job going forward: fast food.
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Michigan schools reopened. Then came a spike in COVID outbreaks
With coronavirus cases surging, some Michigan schools are temporarily moving back to online learning. There’s no sign of a statewide school shutdown, though.
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As COVID spread, far fewer Michigan high school grads enrolled in college
The enrollment drop last fall was particularly pronounced among Black, Hispanic, and low-income students, groups hit hard by the pandemic and the resulting economic strain. See how college enrollment rates in your school district changed in 2020.
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Michigan GOP: Cancel standardized tests and 3rd grade reading law this year
With just one month before students are to take the state M-STEP, it’s uncertain what test they’ll take, or whether Michigan’s read-or-flunk law for third graders makes sense during a pandemic.
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Michigan advertised free community college. Nearly 170,000 have applied.
State officials and colleges are learning what marketing experts have known for years: “Free” is a powerful draw.
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Michigan’s game-changing preschool program ‘untenable’ without more funding
The Great Start Readiness Program offers state-funded preschool for 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families. But funding hasn’t been boosted since 2014, leaving school districts to make up the difference.
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Free college tuition in Michigan: Which schools offer what
With a blizzard of new “free tuition” programs, it can be confusing who qualifies for what and where. Here’s a place to start your research on the real cost of higher education across Michigan.