To prosper, Michigan must be a more educated place. Bridge will explore the challenges in education and identify policies and initiatives that address them.
Oxford Community Schools will be able to use the new state funding for staffing to help traumatized students, as well as for repairs to the high school in the wake of the deadly shooting.
Students could get as much as $6,000 in new scholarship money in a new state financial aid program. For businesses, it’s a way to create and retain a ‘high-talent’ workforce in Michigan.
About a third of teachers hired last year in Michigan were initially certified in other states. That could increase under a bill now being considered in Lansing.
Rep. Julie Alexander’s bill would have given students up to $1,500 to spend on tutoring and other education expenses. Democrats call it a voucher program. Where does tutoring stand in Michigan now?
Michigan officials launched the pilot, called Strong Beginnings, on the premise that high-quality education has profound benefits for all early learners, not just those who are a year away from kindergarten.
The pandemic intensified a long-festering youth mental health crisis and left schools searching for answers. In Michigan, 600 schools have adopted a social-emotional learning curriculum known as TRAILS – Transforming Research into Action to Improve the lives of students. It is poised to grow further – if the Legislature approves $150 million in new funding.
Amid the national debate about “critical race theory,” Michigan lawmakers weigh a bill to prohibit teaching of “race or gender stereotyping.” Critics say it’s a distraction.
Tutoring is one of the most effective ways to catch students up, and the Detroit district appears to be doing much of what experts say is critical to the success of such programs.
The Escanaba first grade teacher will be spending time away from the classroom next school year to advocate for mental health resources, as well as employee retention and recruitment plans statewide.
The state Senate passed a package of bills on Wednesday that would require schools to screen for dyslexia and provide evidence-based instruction to help students learn to read.
Nearly 5,700 families have been notified that their children tested a year or more behind in reading, making them eligible to be held back a year. But few children actually repeat third grade due to generous loopholes in the law.
High costs, complicated forms, and only an abstract notion of what college is like. These are all barriers to low-income students applying to two- or four-year colleges. But 19 Michigan high schools are beating the odds. They cite three similar keys to their success.
Until recently, nobody much cared about library board meetings. But as the culture wars expand into what books are suitable for children, a raucous weeknight board meeting in tiny Hillsdale underscores the political divide.
East Kentwood High School in suburban Grand Rapids is one of several Michigan high schools identifying students who may be interested in the teaching profession and giving them a taste for leading a classroom.
The southern Michigan city's library is considering a proposal to ban books about the boy wizard, the latest in a series of controversies statewide over racy graphic novels and books about LGBTQ and civil rights that have made library board meetings a lot less sleepy lately.
With more students struggling with mental health issues in the wake of the pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to increase mental health services in schools.
The proposal, which requires approval from Republican lawmakers, marks a shift for state leaders who have not previously emphasized tutoring as an academic recovery tool.
Programming and personal finance classes would count toward graduation requirements under pending legislation. Backers say it would better prepare students; foes say computers are no substitute for language.