We know that some elected officials still worry that comprehensive sex education is not popular with constituents. This is untrue. It is long past time to update Michigan’s sex and health education standards.
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Opinion | 2024 Teacher of Year: Michigan doesn’t have to keep losing educators
The state has acted to attract more new teachers. Now we must take steps to improve retention.
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Opinion | Focusing on student well-being must be daily routine in Michigan schools
If Michigan students are to receive the support they need, we must invest in student mental health more intentionally.
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Opinion | Cutting Medicaid would gut Michigan schools and hurt our kids
This isn’t just a budgetary issue — it’s also a moral one. When we talk about slashing Medicaid, we’re not talking about trimming fat, we’re talking about cuts that will hurt our most vulnerable children, neighbors, family members and friends.
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Opinion | U-M regents have another chance at choosing a leader. Will they take it?
Michigan needs a wartime leader, a victor valiant who will stay and be a champion. Ono wasn’t. The regents must make it clear that his replacement should be.
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Opinion | Preserve Pathways to Potential, a vital way to support Michigan children
Michigan’s children and families benefit most from a comprehensive strategy that includes both prevention and intervention. Rather than choosing between these approaches, Michigan has an opportunity to maintain a balanced continuum of support.
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Opinion | Michigan is losing teachers. Here’s how to stop it
Teachers don’t choose this profession for the paycheck. But if we keep treating them like they don’t need one, we’ll keep losing them. Policymakers have an opportunity to change that.
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Opinion | Improve Michigan public schools by protecting clean-energy incentives
Michiganders deserve energy-efficient public buildings that can save on heating and cooling costs, and students deserve — and need — safe and comfortable school buildings with clean air to breathe.
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Opinion | How to fix the gender gap in college enrollment in Michigan
Men don’t lack intelligence, drive or ambition. But they’re increasingly staying away from college. Let’s break down the barriers and create more pathways to higher education.
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Opinion | Failing grade: Michigan lawmakers are shortchanging online students
We should be doing everything we can to see that this group of students have the support and resources they need to succeed. Instead, the state is making it harder for them to access a learning environment that works.