Fighting to support the next generation of student parents

Since 2020, the world has been challenged to rethink the way we approach education. We – through a commitment to…

What is postsecondary education for? Professor William Deresiewicz argues that the purpose of college is not to prepare yourself for the “real world,” pick a useful major, or to gain a return on investment, but to create a self.

This month, the TICAS Michigan team asked partners, “What is the best way to connect students to supports and resources”?

Today, the Michigan State Board of Education met to discuss Michigan’s progress towards achieving the ambitious goal of 60% of adults having a postsecondary degree or credential by 2030. Governor Whitmer joined a national movement of 45 other states across the country when she announced the state’s college “Sixty by 30” attainment goal in 2019.

Op-ed details how Michigan can help students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic back on track by creating a scholarship using relief dollars available under the American Rescue Plan to create a scholarship.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on Michigan’s colleges and college students. Between the fall 2019 and fall 2020…