U-M has steadily increased the salary for the president of its flagship school, but new chancellors coming in to lead regional campuses make less than predecessors, records show.
Talent & Education
To prosper, Michigan must be a more educated place. Bridge will explore the challenges in education and identify policies and initiatives that address them.
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Michigan schools sweat as deadline looms without state budget: It’s ‘super frustrating’
Michigan House, Senate cancel session with just days before legal deadline to pass state budget. ‘We were hopeful,’ said a spokesperson for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Michigan must focus literacy efforts on older students, too, experts say
Many raise concerns with Michigan’s reading scores. Elementary school kids are often the focus. But what about older students who still struggle to read?
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U-M Regent Jordan Acker apologizes after probe confirms lewd comment allegations
Acker publicly said he was sorry for the distraction and hurt he caused and wanted to be accountable.
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Want to earn a bachelor’s degree? This Michigan college has an app for that
A small private college in west Michigan is offering a chance to earn a degree entirely via cell phone, calling it ‘the future of education.’
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Northern Michigan found a way to cut school absenteeism. Lansing may defund it
One reason Michigan is behind other states in test scores is because kids miss so much school. But a program hailed as a model is at risk of losing nearly half its funding.
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Attracting Michigan preschoolers, teachers with free housing, other innovations
A shortage of early childhood educators and the lack of child care options in some areas have inspired innovative solutions in Michigan. They include a free housing program in Battle Creek and converting space in a Grand Rapids transit facility into a child-care center.
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Should Michigan governor appoint university boards? It could backfire, some say
Another debate has heated up over changing the election of board members to U-M, MSU and Wayne State to governor-appointed. But experts say that is not what matters most.
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Michigan lawmakers advance bills to mandate literacy training for teachers
One bill calls for people seeking a teaching certificate in Michigan to take a preparation program that includes the ‘science of reading.’
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Feds: 8 Pro-Palestinian activists conspired to intimidate U-M officials
Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.