This initiative means more STEM education and skilled training programs and more good-paying middle-class jobs.
Michigan colleges and universities
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan is helping train EV tech workers. Do their jobs exist yet?
After a year, Michigan’s EV Jobs Academy program has helped start technician training classes to prepare the next generation of workers for an evolving automotive industry.
Posted inTalent & Education
Whitmer touts free community college. It’s not true for all Michigan kids
A new Michigan program guarantees free community college – but only if you live in a community college district, and 1 in 5 students don’t.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Moose bone study in Michigan offers insight into aging: Turns out, it stinks
The recently published study found that the severity and prevalence of the three diseases among moose increased with their age, based on an examination of jaw bones, hip joints and skulls of animals that died on the island at age 1 or older.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
MSU has audacious goal: Cattle production that actually helps water quality
Michigan State’s Jason Rowntree is out to prove that ranching is an ecological asset.
Posted inTalent & Education
One year later, Michigan starts helping teachers repay student loans
Michigan will help cover student loan payments for about 8,460 educators in the first round of a $250 million program. Many districts didn’t apply on behalf of their teachers, so only $17 million went out last month.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Desperate for child social workers, Michigan tries new tack: $20K for college
Social work students who promise to work in child welfare can get $5,000 a semester — up to $20,000 — under a new state program aimed at luring new child welfare workers. Unlike tuition loan forgiveness programs to recruit workers, the student decides how to spend the money.
Posted inMichigan Government
Whitmer signs record $83B Michigan budget. What to know
From ditching electric vehicle rebates to expanding preschool access statewide — a look inside Michigan’s newly signed $83 billion budget.
Posted inTalent & Education
Free Michigan community college guarantee starts this fall. What to know
The cost of college can be a barrier for students to pursue higher education. A new Michigan program expands student access to tuition-free community college.
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Michigan college graduates make $33,400 more, but fewer students attending
High sticker prices and a fear of debt may be prompting Michigan high school students to opt out of college. National data suggests getting a college degree is still worth it.