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Michigan, USA

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 1 h

Opinion | Why Milton Friedman would have liked Michigan’s Rx Kids program bit.ly/4metQyp

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Compared to typical government programs, cash subsidies are more likely to put taxpayers' money to good use. Policymakers should consider converting existing government programs to make them function...

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · Jul 21

Opinion | Michigan’s clean energy momentum must continue despite federal changes bit.ly/4eWsjKG

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. While the federal policy changes may slow the pace of investments, there is still time to act — and opportunities to seize — if we move quickly. This moment calls for urgency, not retreat.

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 40 m

Fact check: Trump makes progress on policy promises to Michigan. Will growth follow? bit.ly/3H0Swv5

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Trump’s policy ‘wins’ on taxes, trade, and immigration enforcement come amid rising global tensions and economic uncertainty. Can he deliver on the ‘Michigan miracle’ he promised?

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Ron French@RonFrench01 · 20 h

So far, nothing has worked — and education advocates say it may take years to see progress, even as patience runs thin. Michigan schools on hiring spree. Can it reverse ‘Titanic’ learning losses? bridgemi.com/talent-educati… via @BridgeMichigan

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Ron French@RonFrench01 · 20 h

Some Michigan gubernatorial candidates gave Bridge detailed answers about how they'd improve schools. Others ... not so much. Here’s how governor candidates say they’d fix Michigan education bridgemi.com/talent-educati… via @BridgeMichigan

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Paula Gardner@PaulaGardner · 7 h

I talked to Quentin Messer, MEDC CEO, yesterday in Traverse City after the exec board did not publicly address the AG's embezzlement investigation. The story: MEDC chief: ‘I was not aware’ of $20M state business grant caught in probe bridgemi.com/business-watch… via @BridgeMichigan

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 20 h

School district lookup: How scores, staff, enrollment changed across Michigan bit.ly/4lBqx4l

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Enrollment in more than 70% of Michigan districts has fallen since 2014, while many added staff and test scores fell. Use these tools to search how districts statewide fared.

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 20 h

Here’s how governor candidates say they’d fix Michigan education bit.ly/44Z9aDj

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Tougher graduation requirements, more teacher training on literacy and more school choice are among the ideas candidates are pitching to improve Michigan K-12 education.

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 20 h

Michigan schools on hiring spree. Can it reverse ‘Titanic’ learning losses? bit.ly/3TV7mX1

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Michigan has 21,000 more teacher aides than a decade ago helping a shrinking population of schoolkids. Hiring more adults has yet to reverse learning skids, but one lawmaker likens it to turning...

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 20 h

MEDC chief: ‘I was not aware’ of $20M state business grant caught in probe bit.ly/4m3rH8p

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. The CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation said the grant to one of his board members came with rules for monitoring compliance set by the Legislature.

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · 21 h

‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps conservation projects in northwest Michigan bit.ly/3GDGI21

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Congress withdrew $20 million that was earmarked for stream restoration and farmland preservation across northwest Michigan after groups already spent $450,000 getting ready for the projects.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 21

Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blame via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ ⁦@RonFrench01⁩ ⁦⁦@mwilk_Bridge⁩ ⁦@isalohgo⁩ bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

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Ron French@RonFrench01 · Jul 21

Mississippi turned around its schools. Its secret: Tools Michigan abandoned bridgemi.com/talent-educati… via @BridgeMichigan

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Ron French@RonFrench01 · Jul 21

I covered education for more than a decade, and I know how smart and passionate our school leaders are. These results are baffling and frustrating. Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blame bridgemi.com/talent-educati… via @BridgeMichigan

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Ron French@RonFrench01 · Jul 21

Everyone seems to have a ready answer for why Michigan's schools are underperforming, and most of them are wrong. Fact check: What’s true, false, misleading about Michigan’s education slide bridgemi.com/talent-educati… via @BridgeMichigan

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · Jul 21

Mississippi turned around its schools. Its secret: Tools Michigan abandoned bit.ly/3GSWXZ1

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Once at the bottom, Mississippi has made massive strides teaching children to read. They’ve got literacy coaches, a high-stakes third grade test and lots of teacher training. What can Michigan learn...

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · Jul 21

Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blame bit.ly/3UobxL6

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Ten years ago, Michigan vowed to become a Top 10 state for education. Since then, it’s outspent many other states and seen diminishing returns amid a revolving door of reforms.

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · Jul 21

Fact check: What’s true, false, misleading about Michigan’s education slide bit.ly/44YAyBo

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. From poverty and special interests to the lockdown and school choice, theories abound about Michigan’s declining test scores. Other states have the same issues but are doing better.

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Paula Gardner@PaulaGardner · Jul 21

ICYMI: Michigan pursues mega-subsidy deals as Lansing skeptical about their value to taxpayers Lawmakers: Spending $660K per job for Sandisk would have been tough sell bridgemi.com/business-watch… via @BridgeMichigan

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Bridge Michigan@BridgeMichigan · Jul 18

Michigan Dreaming Bucket List: Chill with sled dogs in the heat of summer bit.ly/4lCAHBS

BridgeMichigan's tweet card. Long-distance musher Laura Neese opened MI Dog: Michigan’s summer sled dog center to showcase the sport and make money in the off-season.

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