New research finds Michigan students have been slower to recover from pandemic learning losses than peers in most other states.
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Ann Arbor plans teacher layoffs, buyouts as part of $20M in school cuts
One of Michigan’s largest school districts plans to cut 94 teachers, dozens of other staffers as a “COVID cliff” looms across the state.
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Marijuana edibles, vape pens in Michigan schools prompt calls for reform
Pot use for students isn’t new. But Michigan school leaders say they worry about students using vapes or marijuana edibles.
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Bridge Michigan launches Elections Tracker, ends COVID Tracker
Weekly COVID updates end after four years and 600 posts. A new tracker will provide updates on what are expected to be some of nation’s most competitive campaigns.
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COVID Tracker | Cases increase; Bridge discontinuing tracker
This tracker recorded Michigan’s COVID-19 case numbers, positivity rate, county infection rates, and weekly cases along with maps and daily state curve data.
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After billions in fraud payouts, Michigan unemployment agency declares new day
Michigan paid out billions in fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic. That ‘era’ is over, the agency’s new director said Thursday.
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Whitmer under fire for ‘intentional attack’ on Michigan government watchdog
Michigan’s state government watchdog is facing a potential $8.3 million cut under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget. The auditor general wants to know why.
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Michigan schools have more teachers, fewer students. Are layoffs coming?
Michigan schools may have to lay off or otherwise ‘lose”’more than 5,000 teachers to balance budgets as federal pandemic funding expires amid continued enrollment declines, according to a new analysis.
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Whitmer book spurs president talk, joins list of Michigan political reads
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rise in Democratic politics in a new book releasing July 9. In the meantime, read these other five Michigan political memoirs and biographies.
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As ‘COVID cliff’ looms for Michigan schools, Ann Arbor faces cuts, layoffs
As federal relief funding runs dry, a “COVID cliff” is looming for Michigan schools. Ann Arbor appears to have hit it early.