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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Study to measure cost of education unlikely in election yearChastity Pratt
Searchable database: How are your schools funded?Mike Wilkinson
Specialized support for at-risk students is effectiveJeff Brown
School funding fight turns on two visions of MichiganChastity Pratt
How much does it cost to educate a child? In Michigan, nobody knowsChastity Pratt
A brief history of Proposal A, or how we got hereChastity Pratt
A school funding glossary for civiliansBridge Staff
Why is this lesson so hard to learn? Education should be linked to job marketPhil Power
Served with honor, if not heroism, but they don’t offer first pitches for thatJohn Schneider
Why ‘banning the box’ for reformed offenders is the real quality of mercyGabriel S. Sanchez
Gridlocked on change, state may bring back reviled MEAP next fallRon French
Teachers need more training and resources to teach to higher standardsAmber Arellano, Steve Cook
Coming May 6: The Michigan citizens’ agenda for 2014Bridge Staff
Book excerpt: An automaker survival guide in the age of driving lightMicheline Maynard
How the 'car-light' trend is changing Michigan, and the nationMicheline Maynard
Bridge journalism honored by Society of Professional JournalistsBridge Staff
Boiled duck, angry bear and the remorseless twilight of arctic lifePhil Power
Coming May 6: The Michigan citizens' agenda for 2014Bridge Staff
By the shores of Gitche Gumee, another writer finds inspirationRon Riekki
Wayne State scholar gains national standing as a respectful voice for LGBT rightsNancy Derringer
Parents need help choosing the best school for their childrenDan Varner
Michigan gets serious about high cost of prisonsTed Roelofs
Judge haunted by 26-year-old convictionTed Roelofs
Conservatives seek to lead on prison reformTed Roelofs
Texas conservatives to Michigan: Cut prisons nowDerek Cohen, Marc Levin
Bug juice, canoes, lanyards, s'mores and summers that change livesRobin Miner-Swartz
Once vilified, Coleman Young deserves reconsiderationLarry Gabriel
Road funding stalls as state elections nearPat Shellenbarger
Better roads boost economy, business groups sayPat Shellenbarger
Why are Germany’s roads better? Or are they?Pat Shellenbarger
Searchable database: How bad are YOUR roads?Mike Wilkinson
Aging boomers are ready for their EncoreBeverly Hall Burns
Barriers facing African-American children are a community issueLa June Montgomery Tabron
Michigan roads now among nation’s worstPat Shellenbarger
Engler’s (political) road not takenPat Shellenbarger
Grand Rapids is addressing legacy costsGregory Sundstrom
To combat child obesity, Michigan needs more phys edMike Maisner
Will ‘Holland, Michigan’ be fed into the ‘Fargo’ wood chipper?Jeffrey Polet
Fratricide at Fort Hood brings veteran mental health back to forefrontBrandon Hubbard
Foundations open wallets to improve Detroit’s fortunesKaren Dumas
My school’s great, it’s Detroit that’s failing – and other mythsMike Wilkinson
March gradness: An NCAA bracket built on grad rates, not victoriesJohn Bebow
Volunteer school board members deserve adequate trainingKathy Hayes
Take me out to the (non-taxpayer financed) ball gameTed Roelofs
Public shells out for Detroit sports stadiumsTed Roelofs
Schools must work together in lean timesPhil Power
Albion High slighted in Bridge articleAshlin Tabiadon
Asking the questions that impact studentsMichael Rice
Last chance! Community Conversations end this week: Make your voice heardBridge Staff
Children are too precious to be pawns, even to serve a noble causeConor Dugan