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Michigan’s Role in Congress’s Bipartisan Defense of Title IX

Title IX was major civil rights legislation approved by the U.S. Congress that continues to have a significant impact on women and girls in the United States. But even years after the federal law passed, major challenges were still being pushed to limit Title IX’s effect. You might be surprised who worked together in the U.S. Congress to protect Title IX when some special interest groups wanted it abolished or weakened.

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MIGG Stories The story of the Michigan Education Trust

The Story of the Michigan Education Trust

The Michigan Education Trust (MET) was the nation’s first state-administered pre-paid college tuition program. Over time, it has been one of the most popular education programs ever passed by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law. Over 115,000 people have purchased MET prepaid college tuition contracts since the program started in 1986. However, passage was no slam dunk. Here’s how it became law in Michigan.

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