Sophia Yoon
Bridge Magazine
Contact Sophia
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Sophia:
Battle in Michigan schools over need for standardized tests this year
Depending on who you ask, standardized tests are either more important than ever as students return to school after almost six months at home, or are the last thing students and teachers need during a pandemic. → Read More
Deadline for Michigan low-income college aid extended due to coronavirus
Michigan’s low-income high school grads will have an extra year to sign up for financial aid that provides free tuition to the state’s community colleges. → Read More
Whitmer strips name of slavery advocate Cass from Michigan office building
The Lewis Cass Building in Lansing will now bear the name Elliott-Larsen, in honor of the authors of Michigan’s landmark civil rights act. → Read More
For some Michigan college students, coronavirus is a risk worth taking
Whether it’s fatalism, naiveté or both, college students appear to be less concerned about catching the potentially deadly virus than school officials, even after at least 85 people were infected at one East Lansing college bar. → Read More
COVID fallout: Fewer Michigan low-income students may be going to college
A Michigan private college leader sends up a warning flare, saying that low-income high school grads aren’t enrolling or making deposits to save spots in upcoming college classes at the same rate as last year, a casualty of the economic upheaval caused by the pandemic. → Read More
Michigan colleges aren’t seeing coronavirus enrollment drops they feared
Preliminary indicators for first-year enrollment are steady or higher at Michigan’s largest universities. That’s a huge relief for college officials, who worried many would avoid campus until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed. → Read More
Whitmer lifts ban on summer camps, some school sports workouts
As coronavirus infections and deaths recede in Michigan, the governor on Friday lifted a ban on children summer camps. That’s a huge relief to some families. → Read More
Michigan launches a WiFi hotspot map to aid those lacking Internet access
It’s just a map, and there are only 300 hotspots marked so far, but a new interactive hotspot locator is a step in the right direction toward increasing broadband access. → Read More
Poll: Michigan Dems, GOP disagree whether schools will be safe for kids
Reopening the state’s K-12 schools is a matter of education and health policy. But politics has a big impact on views, according to a new poll. → Read More
Whitmer eases restrictions on hospital visits as coronavirus spread slows
Families will soon once again be able to visit their loved ones in Michigan hospitals, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rolled back restrictions put in place in March to tamp down the pandemic. → Read More