After two pandemic summers of social isolation, Michigan parents want fun activities for their children that also help them build social skills. From overnight and sports camps to local programming, it’s about allowing children to be kids again.
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Michigan’s Medicaid ballooned during COVID. It’s about to be pared back.
Three million Michiganders must prove they’re still eligible for the safety net insurance when the U.S. public health emergency ends as soon as mid-July. Advocates worry that hundreds of thousands in the state could lose health insurance.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Join Bridge Lunch Break to discuss moving from pandemic to endemic
Medical experts will join Bridge on April 27 to talk about risk mitigation and where we go from here with COVID-19.
Posted inTalent & Education
MSU to drop mask mandate in May, but will keep COVID vax rule next year
The move by Michigan State University reflects the downward trend in new coronavirus cases in the state, as well as the removal of similar mandates in K-12 schools.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan Republicans want to forbid remote work for most state staffers
Michigan employees are due back in offices by May 1, but Republicans want to outlaw working from home, tying department funding to new rules.
Posted inTalent & Education
With COVID masks gone, Michigan students relearn how to play and study
Pandemic measures such as masks and remote learning helped curb the spread of the virus. But educators across the state report they took a toll on young learners’ social and emotional development.
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1-in-4 Michigan students tested through 8th grade showed no learning growth
As schools try to make up for lost classroom time during COVID, an analysis of student benchmark data shows that remote learning hurt academic growth and some students will need more targeted help to catch up.
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Michigan hopeful students will return to public schools after COVID exodus
The coronavirus prompted parents to homeschool their children or put them in private schools. Many are returning to public schools, but it’s unclear whether it will be enough ever offset losses.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
West Michigan program to mint up to 500 new nurses with $20K tuition help
The pandemic ground down nurses, sending some into early retirement or alternative careers. Can a new university-hospital partnership bring in up to 500 new students to enter the nursing field?
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Some Michigan schools try to steer COVID cash to athletics, security cameras
Michigan schools are flush with $6 billion in federal funds to help districts recover from the pandemic. While much will go toward core priorities like tutoring and health safety, there’s a wide definition of what helps “student well-being.”