Lack of academic advising may be costing Michigan college students – and their parents – big time.
Dude, where’s my advisor?
Posted inTalent & Education
Where can Johnny get his diploma the fastest?
Hope College and U-M will get most students a degree in four years. Saginaw Valley? Not so much.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Help Wanted: Yes, there really are 70,000 good jobs open
Well-paying jobs in manufacturing, health care and engineering are plentiful in Michigan, but our high school grads still lack the goods to grab them. Experts urge more focus on raising math and problem-solving skills.
Posted inBusiness Watch
More money. More jobs?
Southeast Michigan is poised to get a share of $1.3 billion in U.S. economic development grants. Lisa Baragar Katz, executive director of the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeastern Michigan tells Bridge how the money should be spent.
Posted inPhil's Column
Hosannas to Free Press for exposing charter failings
What’s the sense in financially supporting charter schools if they are not producing better educational outcomes than the failing traditional public schools students are leaving behind?
Posted inEditorial
Editor's note: Has Bridge lost its mind?
Bridge guest columns have left some readers doubting our nonpartisan mission. Here’s why we choose the columns we run.
Posted inBrunch with Bridge
When we all sat on one blanket, in U.P. summer celebrations of yore
Today, fireworks and patriotism are complicated things for many. Then, they were part and parcel of the best day of summer.
Posted inMichigan Government
Emergency manager or emperor? Why Michigan’s law stirs contempt
Michigan has one of the most aggressive receivership laws in the nation, giving emergency managers extraordinary power in distressed communities, but leaving hard feelings in their wake. Other states have had a smoother ride by involving elected leaders in turnaround plans, rather than shuttling them to the sideline.
Posted inMichigan Government
Politicos were out to get me, says emergency manager
Benton Harbor’s first emergency manager sidelined elected officials and a public war soon followed. EMs have authority to make the hard cuts that elected leaders won’t, but entrenched politics are harder to ax.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Is Detroit’s financial oversight board too big to succeed?
The state-created board may be larger than necessary, but it has the funding to run its own numbers, rather than relying on the city to turn over information.