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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
For most students, the nurse won’t see you nowRon French
McPhail continues to lead Detroit charter school, faces more finesChastity Pratt
Will Lansing commit to transparency and high education standards?Phil Power
Gilbert brownfield bill raises questions about lost state revenueLindsay VanHulle
Wells Fargo shenanigans robbed consumers, but there’s a better wayDave Adams
School choice producing segregation in districts across the stateMike Wilkinson
Top 10 Michigan school districts impacted by school choiceMike Wilkinson
Pass Flint authority to ensure water funds used effectivelyJim Ananich
Join us for Community Conversation and Truth Squad Live event on public trust in state governmentBridge Staff
Gilbert pitching Lansing to sweeten incentives for large developmentsLindsay VanHulle
Inadequate adequacy study? Yes, but solid points withinRon Koehler
Is college still worth the cost? UsuallyTed Roelofs
Little action in Lansing to increase college degreesRon French
How other states are getting college dropouts to drop back inRon French
Putting Michigan’s energy future in safer handsGerry Anderson
The promise of higher education and charter schoolsRob Kimball
Your birthday donation to Bridge Magazine goes twice as far!Bridge Staff
School choice, metro Detroit’s new white flightMike Wilkinson, Chastity Pratt
DATABASE: How 'school choice' has changed Michigan districtsBridge Staff
Walking back segregation in Ferndale schoolsMike Wilkinson, Chastity Pratt
Trump attacks the wrong bogeymanRoger Rapoport
Saving money on the backs of college gradsPhil Power
Top priorities for GOP legislature this fallLindsay VanHulle
A new illicit drug menace requires a new strategyWilliam Morrone
As school starts, a lesson for drivers: Beware of busesMac Dashney
Michigan’s college dropout dilemmaRon French
MAP: College dropout rates by countyBridge Staff
Over 28? You’ll get no student aid from MichiganRon French
How to keep retired business owners (and their cash) in MichiganLindsay VanHulle
Hatch contest leans toward white winners in majority black DetroitBill McGraw
Study rips state for higher tuition, lack of support for higher edNancy Derringer
Two Kalamazoo leaders put their hearts, and money, into cityPhil Power
How Grand Rapids is prepping for the next big stormNancy Derringer
Detroit banks on green infrastructure to rescue city from heavy rainsKurt Kuban
Michigan must stay the course on M-STEP education testBrian Cloyd
How long will Flint’s water chief remain unpaid?Ron French
Mott president on Flint: ‘You hit rock bottom multiple times’Ron French
Differences in demographyBridge Staff
Entrepreneur program to offer training, microloans to 50 ex-inmates in DetroitLindsay VanHulle
Michigan prosecutors defying U.S. Supreme Court on ‘juvenile lifers’Ted Roelofs
In prison for decades, one juvenile lifer’s quest for redemptionTed Roelofs
Former Gov. Milliken urges Lansing to ban juvenile lifer lawsWilliam Milliken
Choice students opting inBridge Staff
Choice's charter studentsBridge Staff
Beyond bottled water: Huge checks, slow progress test patience in FlintRon French
Think America doesn’t give a damn about Flint? 15,000 donors disagreeRon French
Amid opioid crisis, few doctors use Michigan’s outdated drug monitoring toolNancy Derringer
Map: Addiction's deadly trailBridge Staff
Northern Michigan counties vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis C outbreaksNancy Derringer
Map: Michigan counties share growing HIV riskBridge Staff