Parents against mask mandates in schools have grabbed most of the attention in school board meetings and protests. Now, parents who favor mask mandates to protect against COVID’s spread are organizing.
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To prosper, Michigan must be a more educated place. Bridge will explore the challenges in education and identify policies and initiatives that address them.
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Michigan school mask tracker: Find rules in your district
Data released by the state and published here as a searchable database provides information on current mask policies for many of Michigan’s 537 public school districts.
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Almost half of Michigan students now in schools with COVID mask mandates
Even without a statewide school mask mandate, many Michigan students will be required to wear face coverings when they return to classrooms in the coming days.
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Michigan colleges hope raffles boost COVID-19 vaccinations in time for fall
Some campuses went for mandates. But others tried prizes to increase the number of vaccinated students and parents on campus as the fall semester begins.
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Michigan college enrollment dropped amid COVID, group urges state to step in
Low-income students aren’t going to college at the rates they were before the pandemic. Is it time for the state to make higher ed more affordable?
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Q & A: Small-town Michigan superintendent tells why he is mandating masks
With no state mandate, local Michigan superintendents are being forced to make tough decisions on whether to require face masks to protect against COVID this fall. The debate is dividing communities like Eaton Rapids.
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State’s top doc to Whitmer: School mask mandate would reduce COVID in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who said she would “follow the science” on pandemic policy, is apparently not following the advice of her chief medical officer on school face mask mandates.
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Michigan colleges set fall requirements for masks and COVID-19 vaccines
Check out the latest on rules set by colleges across the state as they prepare to start their fall semesters while the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads, mostly among the unvaccinated.
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How Michigan schools are spending $6 billion in federal COVID relief
Michigan schools are investing heavily in summer school to accelerate learning. They are hiring reading, math and behavioral specialists (and a few drones) as students transition back to classrooms.
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Michigan GOP school board members lose vote to discourage masks in class
The board, by a 6-2 vote, rejected a non-binding resolution by Republican members to prevent schools from requiring masks, COVID tests or quarantining unvaccinated students. One GOP member was in tears.