Nearly 40% of Michigan kids miss out on pre-k
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that nearly 1 in 4 kids in Michigan lives in poverty. For a family of four that means living on $23,000, or less per year.
View ArticleWhy do many kids repeat kindergarten?
One in every nine kids in Michigan public schools repeated kindergarten, according to Michigan Department of Education data for the year 2010-11. That means the state pays an additional $7,000 per...
View ArticleHow does Detroit compare to other bankrupt cities?
It's been just over a week since Detroit became the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 9.Until now, that unwanted distinction belonged to Stockton,...
View ArticleHow do Michigan students measure up compared to the rest of the nation?
This fall, Bridge Magazine is taking a close look at the challenges Michigan faces as we try to improve our education system.The starting point for all of this is where Michigan students stand as...
View ArticleHow do school consolidations affect students and teachers?
There are 545 local school districts in Michigan and 56 Intermediate School Districts, or ISDs.Around 50 of those districts were in the red at the end of the last school year.And that leads to talk of...
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