Health-related problems play a major role in restricting students’ ability to learn. For students who do not have a regular health care provider, school-based health centers and nurses can increase quality of life and academic achievement.
Despite record funding, school test scores are getting worse in Michigan. Parents and students deserve accountability, and Democrats have shirked from common-sense plans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Teachers know that classrooms built to the needs of each student are more successful than the one-size-fits-all curricula that are the norm. An individualized or small-group learning model will allow our students to soar.
We need vibrant, densely populated cities to attract young talent and more students completing four-year degrees to build our economy. Low-wage jobs won’t get us there. If we can attract talented people, capital will follow.
Michigan schools now receive extra funding to support student safety and mental health. But it’s up to parents to ask their local districts how this money is being spent to ensure their children have the needed resources.
A 136-turbine wind project in Isabella County is generating millions of dollars in revenue for the district, giving it access to the kinds of resources and amenities small rural school districts typically can’t afford.
