If approved, parents could choose their children’s tutoring, software, or other education support from a “marketplace” of education vendors to help boost their education following the disruption of COVID-19.
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Michigan 4-year graduation rates dropped during the pandemic
Graduation rates in Michigan dipped for the first time in recent years.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
New guidance: Most in Michigan can ditch their masks for now
The change marks a shift in masking recommendations, placing counties in a three-tiered risk system.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Stressed-out Michigan restaurant workers find mental health help on menu
Hospitality workers say rude customers, financial uncertainty and staffing shortages are taking a toll. Now a few restaurants are funding mental health counseling for staff who struggle with the added tensions of the pandemic.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
One little girl’s death and Michigan’s falling childhood vaccination rates
In Michigan, childhood vaccine rates have fallen through the pandemic, and they weren’t great even before COVID. Tens of thousands of toddlers are not fully vaccinated, opening the door for possible outbreaks of life-threatening diseases.
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Judge calls Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ‘rational’
A lawsuit challenging the university’s rule that students and staff must be vaccinated was dismissed Wednesday in federal court. The plaintiffs vow to appeal.
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Lipstick, smiles, anxiety on a Michigan school’s first mask-optional day
An elementary school principal tries to set a respectful tone as students and families return to class for the first time in a long time without the requirement of wearing a mask.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Ivermectin hovers over COVID ‘Right-to-Try' law passed by Michigan House
Supporters say it will allow doctors to prescribe not-yet-approved drugs for dying COVID patients. Critics say it’s not needed, and is an effort to bully doctors into dispensing an unproven drug touted by conservatives.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about how COVID impacts Michigan K-12 students
Bridge Michigan reporters Ron French and Isabel Lohman moderated a Zoom discussion with three experts about how Michigan’s students have been impacted by the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Kalamazoo lab filled COVID testing void. As cases wane, it eyes next step.
Genemarkers is one of at least a dozen companies in the state that rapidly switched to pandemic testing in 2020. After a 10-fold revenue gain, the Kalamazoo company is using what it learned in the pandemic to fuel more growth.