Administrators around the state have been asking the Legislature for more flexibility but so far their efforts have gained less traction than a school bus on an icy hill.
Tracie Mauriello
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
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Michigan lawmakers vote to allow bus drivers, lunch aides to serve as substitutes
It’s unclear if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will sign the bill waiving some requirements for substitutes this year to ease a nationwide shortage.
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Oxford school shooting: Sandy Hook mom urges mental health focus
Trying to change gun laws hasn’t worked, says a mother whose son died in a school shooting. Instead, she encourages compassion and relationships.
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Already short of teachers, some Michigan schools now running low on food
Students are finding fewer selections in school cafeterias this year because of supply chain issues.
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Michigan schools seek options as staff shortages and COVID cases converge
Michigan superintendents are worried about meeting the required 180 days and 1,098 hours of instruction required for their full allocations of state funding
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Michigan education chief pushes reforms to get more teachers in classrooms
A teacher shortage in the state’s public schools has grown worse during the pandemic. State Supt. Michael Rice wants to make it easier to certify teachers while providing financial incentives to get more young people into the profession.
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Michigan House passes bill Democrats say would whitewash Black history
The Michigan House dove into the national debate over critical race theory on Tuesday when the GOP forced through a bill sharply restricting school lessons that promote race or gender stereotyping.
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Michigan GOP pushes for $500 million private school voucher program
School choice advocates are battling in the courts and Legislature to get taxpayer funding for private school tuition.
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Michigan will disclose fewer school COVID outbreaks under new rules
Changing policies to report fewer outbreaks in Michigan schools won’t reduce infections among kids, but it will provide less information to worried parents.
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Michigan student test scores slump, as COVID halts slow progress
Scores fall, in some cases alarmingly so. But educators caution against reading too much into results from a year in which students were in and out of classrooms.