Detroiters have long told city and school officials that almost anything would be better than leaving unused school buildings vacant.
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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Leftover child care money gives a boost to cash-strapped Michigan providers
The $105 million payout comes from federal funds that weren’t spent because of COVID.
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Michigan education programs are training teachers, but hundreds aren’t passing the licensing exam
Hundreds of prospective teachers attended training programs in Michigan but failed the licensing exam to become a teacher.
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State, feds suggest masks in classrooms. Michigan schools aren’t so sure.
Unless masks are mandated by government authorities, it’s unlikely most Michigan school districts will require face masks in classrooms this fall, say school leaders.
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Full-time virtual schools expand in Michigan in wake of COVID
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.
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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.