Big trouble ahead for MI. Much here, read all!!-----Poor students and Black students are disappearing from Michigan colleges - mlive.com

Poor students and Black students are disappearing from Michigan colleges - mlive.com

...As the number of college students in Michigan has plummeted over the last decade or so, the numbers of low-income students and Black students have fallen much faster.
The number of Michigan college students eligible for federal Pell grants, which go largely to students from low-income families, fell by 52 percent between 2011 and 2021, according to federal data compiled by Michigan Independent Colleges & Universities. 

• It’s the largest drop in the country, both numerically and percentagewise.
• ...The number of Black students fell by 48 percent, second only to Illinois.

...It’s a dismal sign for the state’s economic future - Michigan is already less educated than most other states - and for what income inequality might look down the road....