As a state, we should be focused on bringing our infection rates down so that the students who need face-to-face education the most are able to safely receive in-person education as soon as possible, the president of the AFT-Michigan argues.
Michigan colleges and universities
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Swabs, sewage and campus bubbles: Can COVID testing keep colleges open?
With guesswork built into coronavirus testing at Michigan colleges and universities, campus leaders hope to keep students and staff safe. Nobody, it seems, knows if their plans are likely to work.
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Central Michigan started class Monday. By Friday: 38 coronavirus cases
Michigan has already reported 14 school-related COVID-19 outbreaks. CMU’s appears to be another.
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MSU moves undergrad classes online, tells dorm residents to stay home
With Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina facing COVID outbreaks after classes started on their campuses, MSU is switching to remote learning before students return to East Lansing.
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Michigan colleges ‘nervous’ about COVID as students return, ready to party
Students are returning to colleges throughout Michigan. That means partying is inevitable. But state, business and local leaders are working to find a way to ensure that doesn’t lead to coronavirus outbreaks.
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Big Ten may cancel Michigan football. In Ann Arbor, businesses brace for worst
University of Michigan football makes some $122 million per year and supports a host of businesses throughout Ann Arbor. They’ve already endured the coronavirus. Can they survive the loss of the 2020 season?
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With deadline looming, MSU students debate returning to campus amid COVID
Will 18-year-olds eager for a college experience opt to stay home to be safe? Michigan State University is about to find out.
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Michigan State to students: With classes online, maybe you should stay home
MSU said in May it would reopen its campus in the fall. But rising coronavirus cases have led university officials to encourage students to take their classes online from their homes.
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Michigan’s Black-white college graduation gap is one of largest in nation
Black students drop out of Michigan colleges at a much higher rate than their white classmates. That graduation gap is third-worst in the country.
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Deadline for Michigan low-income college aid extended due to coronavirus
Michigan’s low-income high school grads will have an extra year to sign up for financial aid that provides free tuition to the state’s community colleges.