MSU researchers found the negative effects of remote learning persisted even after students returned to classrooms last year, though these performance gaps shrunk once most classrooms reopened.
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As mask battles fade, Michigan school boards face new culture-war debates
Local school boards across Michigan are seeing more candidates running on LGBTQ books, transgender rights and history curricula than on the more prosaic concerns of school leaders, including budgets and boosting student achievement.
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CMU, Western and Ferris State boost first-time fall student enrollment
Michigan’s regional universities report higher first-year numbers following years of decline, made worse by COVID. CMU and EMU say they are also recruiting harder overseas.
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Crime spiked in Michigan under Whitmer. GOP blames her. Experts blame COVID
Violent crime rose more in Michigan than other states. Republicans say Whitmer is soft on crime, but experts say that doesn’t explain crime that spiked nationwide amid pandemic.
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Gretchen Whitmer touts economy. Michigan lost 82K jobs under her watch.
No doubt, the pandemic bruised the economy nationwide. But Michigan has fared worse than other states by most measures.
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Michigan school districts are flush with cash, but wary of a downturn
Districts are heeding expert warnings of a “perfect storm” of economic uncertainty fueled by inflation, enrollment declines, the threat of recession, and expiring federal aid.
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Michigan COVID super-dodgers: Lucky genetics or just plain lucky?
COVID’s tendency to hopscotch through communities — killing some and leaving others unscathed — has baffled scientists and likely left some Michiganders feeling invincible. Researchers search for clues.
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Report: COVID forced 500k workers from workforce; thousands from Michigan
Researchers reveal at least 500,000 U.S. workers left their jobs after being severely sickened by COVID, leaving Michigan and other states with a smaller labor force and more unfilled jobs.
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Sewer poop: it’s not just for COVID testing anymore
Federal funds helped Michigan create wastewater surveillance teams to test human waste and anticipate COVID outbreaks. Researchers are now expanding testing to other diseases, from monkeypox to polio.
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Michigan COVID booster appointments filling up. How to get yours.
The possibility of a fall COVID surge and concerns about a “nasty” flu season might be fueling an early eagerness among some residents for the omicron-tailored COVID booster, experts said.