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Meet Michigan’s floating post office: How mail gets to Great Lakes freighters

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You’ve Got Mail: How a small boat delivers packages and more to passing Great Lakes freighters.

Michigan’s most overachieving schools: is your school an Academic State Champ?

January 26, 2014 Ron French in

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Academic state champs: Top 10 lists

January 26, 2014 Bridge Staff in

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Searchable Database: Academic State Champs

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Michigan weighs “read-or-flunk” law for 3rd graders

December 4, 2013 Ron French in

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New 2-1-1 phone program connects parents in need with local preschool enrollment offices this August

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Michigan has to catch tech wave transforming learning

July 16, 2013 Phil Power in

After merger, school districts bet on longer days, longer calendar to revive fortunes

July 11, 2013 Jo Mathis in

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Apply brainpower to get better results from billions spent on education

July 9, 2013 Phil Power in

It would be nice to know size of classes in Michigan schools

June 23, 2013 A Bridge Editorial in

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Mix school choice, state incentives and you get a $400,000 high-schooler

June 20, 2013 Nancy Derringer in

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Schoolchildren shuttle across SE Michigan, raising questions about funding, community identity

June 18, 2013 Nancy Derringer in

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Fortress Grosse Pointe: In world of school choice, community says ‘stay out’

June 16, 2013 Nancy Derringer in

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