Isabel Lohman
Education Reporter at Bridge Michigan
education reporter @bridgemichigan (email: [email protected]), past: @knoxnews children’s issues reporter, always: @mujschool alum | she/her
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
bridgemi.com | Isabel Lohman
Michigan lawmakers grilled State Superintendent Michael Rice about low literacy scores Rice wants mandatory literacy training for teachersState is offering funds for districts to select new curricula aimed at boosting literacyAs Michigan students continue to struggle with early literacy, State Superintendent Michael Rice was in the hot seat in Lansing on Tuesday and blamed “local control” for lower scores.
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4 weeks ago |
bridgemi.com | Isabel Lohman
Michigan school district leaders say school choice policies and declining birth rates are causes for declining enrollmentMany have asked the state to help fund internal consolidation where districts close buildings or centralize operations But district consolidation where districts merge together is not popular Back in 2022, lawmakers allocated$5 million for school districts to explore consolidation. No one took the lawmakers up on it in the first year.
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1 month ago |
bridgemi.com | Isabel Lohman
Michigan advocates are considering a proposal to tax high-earners more to support public schools. The idea comes as there is uncertainty about the federal and state budgets for education.
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1 month ago |
bridgemi.com | Isabel Lohman
Two Michigan school districts are testing a staffing model where teachers work in teams and share students, sometimes combining different grade levelsThere are early signs of student progress, but teachers say building trust among teachers is critical to making the idea work Team teaching could be a strategy to improve teacher training and job satisfaction CONCORD — In a hallway lined with backpacks, jackets and student art, second and third graders walk to their home classroom.
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1 month ago |
bridgemi.com | Isabel Lohman
The University of Michigan has an interim president to succeed departing Santa Ono, but Domenico Grasso is not expected to apply for the permanent position.
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