Improving education demands a commitment to evidence-based strategies, not another proposal with ‘superficial political appeal.’
Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | Michigan schools falling further behind. Our kids need new approach
Despite record funding, school test scores are getting worse in Michigan. Parents and students deserve accountability, and Democrats have shirked from common-sense plans.
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Opinion | Michigan schools don’t need heavy-handed edicts to improve safety
Michigan schools have made vast security improvements because they have been given money and flexibility. Lansing should avoid a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach that only adds red tape.
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Opinion | Getting free college right
Investing in people through affordable and high-quality postsecondary education is one of the best things a state can do, and there are steps to take to make sure free college is successful.
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Opinion | Michigan needs more than recent high school grads to go to college
We’ve all heard Michigan needs to boost the number of people with degrees or credentials after high school. But getting recent high school grads to go further isn’t enough. Here’s how to get other adults onto a degree track.
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Opinion | Defending the value of a college education in Michigan
CMU’s president counters the narrative that college is not worth the trouble. A degree is increasingly essential for employment and, collectively, for our state’s future. CMU has a plan for proving its worth to students.
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Opinion | What Michigan must do in 2024 to improve K-12 education
The State Superintendent pushes for aggressive school funding, including continued mental health funding, more in–person class instruction, better support for career training and strong mentoring of school personnel.
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Opinion | Universities must restore trust. It starts with respectful debate
Oakland University’s president and three professors argue that campuses should be bastions of open inquiry and free speech without becoming echo chambers of narrow ideologies.
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Opinion | Michigan student says PE, mindfulness critical to mental health
The 9-year-old says students who went through pandemic learning face intense emotions, from anger to sadness to joy. Movement exercises like yoga and calming practices like mindfulness help students focus in school.
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Opinion | Michigan continues to pioneer in tuition-free ‘Promise’ programs
Starting with the Kalamazoo Promise, Michigan has played a key role in bringing higher education to students who could not otherwise afford it, helping them and enriching their communities.