1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (322+ words) Matt Mencarini, whose investigative reporting has won some of the nation’s highest honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, joined Bridge Michigan this week as an accountability and data reporter. Mencarini is a corps member with the Report for America, a national…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (859+ words) SWARTZ CREEK — A 400-student elementary school won’t become part of Michigan’s first speculative megasite after the Swartz Creek Community Schools on Tuesday rejected a second $40 million offer for the property. The 5-2 vote came during a special Board of Education meeting…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (416+ words) In another leadership twist at Michigan State University, President Kevin Guskiewicz will remain the helm after announcing less than six weeks ago that he was departing for Clemson University. MSU trustees and public relations officials did not respond to numerous…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (1705+ words) Michigan is pushing hard to get more 4-year-olds into pre-K by offering free instruction. That’s been a boon for some Michigan school districts. It means a chance to open new classrooms, renovate schools and, most importantly, get students in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1007+ words) Swartz Creek Community Schools officials are weighing a second, $40 million offer for an elementary school that could be vital to Michigan’s hopes of assembling a massive megasite to lure a manufacturer. The Genesee County district plans a public hearing Tuesday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (817+ words) The University of Michigan has doubled the pay of its presidents in recent years, but reversed the trend at its regional campuses. While U-M ‘s presidential base salaries have increased from $927,000 under Mark Schlissel in 2021 to $2 million awarded this year…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (1227+ words) LANSING — With just two days left to pass a budget before a legal deadline designed to give certainty to Michigan schools, lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday were still trying to finalize what could be a roughly $80 billion state…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (274+ words) In 1976, Johnny Cash released the song “One Piece at a Time” about a factory worker who built an automobile after spending decades sneaking parts off the assembly line. The result was a car with a ’53 transmission, a ’73 motor, three headlights,…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1268+ words) Michigan has a literacy problem, and to solve it, the state has elevated the issue to the top of the political agenda, throwing lots of money at it and proposing reforms like mandatory “science of reading’ training for teachers. Reforms…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (430+ words) Michigan has made meaningful investments in education in recent years. Lawmakers from both parties have prioritized school funding, and educators across the state are working tirelessly to meet the needs of their students. Importantly, leaders in both chambers have begun…...