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Michigan State's new tuition program starts in fall 2024
October 9, 2023
Lansing State Journal
Michigan State University on Monday announced a new program that will cover the full cost of tuition for high school graduates whose families make $65,000 or less per year.
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MCC awarded $156,000 grant to support student and immigrant success
October 7, 2023
The County Press
Mott Community College has been awarded a $156,000 grant by the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Sixty by 30, Global Detroit and the Michigan College Access Network to implement a new initiative called Pathways to Success.
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Promise Zone Act Changes Discussed By Senate Appropriations
October 4, 2023
Gongwer
A Senate panel on Wednesday discussed two bills that would make modifications to the Promise Zone Authority Act, including new requirements for board members and changes to make on-campus room and board a qualified expense.
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Michigan Reconnect Program now open to students 21 and up
October 3, 2023
WILX News 10
State officials, educators, and students gathered at Lansing Community College to kick off the expansion of the Michigan Reconnect Program, which originally welcomed students ages 25 and up, now expanding to students aged 21 to 24.
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Lack of school counselors hobbles Michigan college enrollment efforts
October 2, 2023
Bridge Michigan
Michigan already has one of the worst student-to-counselor ratios in the nation, ranking 48th in the country with an average of one counselor for every 615 students, according to data from the 2020-21 school year.
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Pickford counselor selected for MCAN’s cohort of School Counselor Fellows
September 27, 2023
EUP News
Offered in collaboration with the San Diego State University Center for Equity and Postsecondary Attainment, this two-year program provides a select group of Michigan school counselors with mentorship and training rooted in leadership and advocacy.
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Grants awarded to colleges to increase completion rates
September 22, 2023
WNEM
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Office of Sixty by 30, Global Detroit, and Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) awarded a total of $1.5 million in Student and Immigrant Success Grants to 12 colleges in Michigan.
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State doubles need-based aid for college
September 15, 2023
Spartan Newsroom
Tess O’Neal, an AmeriCorps member serving with the AdviseMI initiative in Ludington High School and a graduate of the school, said that it’s a “team effort” to provide information about financial aid opportunities.
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Michigan may require high school seniors to file FAFSA financial aid form
September 1, 2023
Bridge Michigan
Sen. Darrin Camilleri, D-Trenton, is sponsoring Senate Bill 463, which would make filling out the FAFSA (or an opt-out form) a high school graduation requirement in Michigan starting with the 2024-2025 school year.
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New initiative places college grads as advisors at high schools
August 31, 2023
WNEM
Beecher High School is one of eleven high schools in the TV5 area participating in AdviseMI for this school year. Funding for the program comes from AmeriCorps.
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Study reveals 300,000 Michigan kids are from immigrant families, 70,000 of whom are in high school
August 25, 2023
The Arab American News
The “Kids in Immigrant Families” study offers important data on the geographic, language, income and educational barriers faced by children of immigrant families.
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Here's what Michigan's 2024 higher education budget will do for students
August 18, 2023
Crain's Detroit Business
The $24.3 billion education budget for the coming year includes $2.29 billion in total funding for public universities in Michigan and financial aid/scholarship funds benefiting post-secondary students at public and independent institutions.
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Off-color campaign raises awareness of new Michigan scholarship program
August 18, 2023
Crain's Detroit Business
After failing to get the Legislature to change the name of the Michigan Achievement Scholarship over concerns about the acronym sure to be associated with it, the Michigan Independent Colleges & Universities has decided to lean into it.
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2023 Crain's Notable Leaders in Higher Education
August 15, 2023
Crain's Detroit Business
Greg Handel, vice president of education and talent for the Detroit Regional Chamber and a member of MCAN’s board of directors, has been named one of the 2023 Crain’s Detroit Business Notable Leaders in Higher Education.
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Whitmer’s population group eyes Michigan infrastructure, education, economy
August 7, 2023
Bridge Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s council to address the state’s stagnant population announced 64 new workgroup members Monday to study infrastructure, education, the economy and other factors that could draw more residents.
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Enrollment declining for low-income and Black college and university students in Michigan
July 20, 2023
Michigan Radio
The number of Black students that enrolled in higher education in Michigan decreased by about 40% from 2012 to 2022, and enrollment of low-income students fell by close to 30% over that time.
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Two United Way of Southwest Michigan Directors to Participate in Leadership Development Opportunity
July 12, 2023
Moody on the Market
Maureen Ovington, Director of Berrien College Access Network — a collective impact effort supported by United Way of Southwest Michigan — was accepted into SYSTEMNEStS: A Systems Leadership Academy.
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More Detroit students complete 'magic form' seeking aid for college
July 9, 2023
The Detroit News
A growing number of students are seeking funding for college by filling out the FAFSA form this past academic year. While Michigan students have struggled to fill out the form in recent years, participation rates are increasing.