Education
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Opinion: Daylight Savings and early school start times hurt students
We need to follow the long trail of evidenced-based science and optimize student learning by starting secondary school no earlier than 8:30 a.m
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Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
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These Michigan lawmakers want every school to have a library
Legislation introduced by two state senators in Michigan would require libraries—and librarians—for every Michigan school.
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Gilchrist talks about taking the ‘worry’ out of early childhood education costs
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is touting her state budget plan to deliver free pre-K for 4-year-olds as an investment into Michigan families.
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MSU board asks Whitmer to consider removing trustees Vassar and Denno amid misconduct allegations
In a late night meeting Sunday, Michigan State University trustees formally removed Rema Vassar as the board’s chair after she had resigned the post hours earlier following an outside report released last week.
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Report asks MSU to have governor consider removal of trustees Vassar and Denno
Some of the accusations flung between members of Michigan State University’s governing board are true, an investigation from an independent firm found this week. It’s recommended that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer review MSU Trustee Chair Rema Vassar and Trustee Dennis Denno’s actions, which it says violated bylaws and codes of ethics at the university.
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Whitmer administration takes action to protect drinking water at Michigan schools
State legislation signed into law last year aims to protect children from lead contamination by installing water filters at child care centers and schools.
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for Michigan borrowers facing ‘hardship’
The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face “financial hardship.”
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7 ways Whitmer’s new budget plan invests in Michigan kids and schools
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest state budget recommendations are all about lowering costs—and ensuring more children are prepared to ‘make it’ in Michigan.
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Whitmer: Free preschool gives kids ‘shot at a great life’
Whitmer announced plans to fund free preschool for all 4-year-olds about a year ago, but bumped up the timeline during this year’s State of the State address.
