The pandemic likely will increase achievement gaps. Michigan education advocates say schools need to start planning now for how to help struggling students, including more money for tutoring and summer school, priorities that align with the incoming Biden administration.
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Opinion | As we plan for life post-pandemic, let's pivot to a new normal
It’s not just pre-pandemic lessons from which we need to draw. We also need to learn from lessons from the pandemic, Michigan’s superintendent writes.
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Opinion | It's time to move to personalized learning for all students
The pandemic has illuminated the need for Michigan to change its education system, this former superintendent writes.
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Gov. Whitmer urges Michigan schools to offer in-class learning by March 1
Ten months after she ordered all schools to close to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the governor said it’s time to plan for reopening classes. Recent studies show schools can remain safe with certain precautions, while there can be a heavy price for keeping children isolated.
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Michigan teachers tackle Wednesday’s insurrection: ‘I don’t want my students to be alone’
Owen Bondono’s language arts classes were supposed to focus on text structures Thursday, but there was no way the Oak Park teacher was going to ignore the insurrection that took place in the nation’s capital the day before.
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Blank screens, distracted students: Michigan teachers on COVID classrooms
Six teachers from across Michigan offered a sobering view of online instruction during the pandemic, from more students flunking classes to the deflating experience of teaching into a blank computer screen.
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Best of Bridge Michigan: The top education stories of 2020
The pandemic forced Michigan schools to go remote. It didn’t always go well. This week, Bridge revisits its most impactful stories.
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Catholic high schools sue for exemption from Michigan COVID closure order
Arguing that state restrictions infringe on religious liberty, Catholic high schools are asking a federal court to allow them to decide whether to offer in-person instruction even as COVID surges through Michigan.
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‘It’s been hell.’ 1 house, 5 kids, and a pandemic struggle to learn at home
Up to half of all Michigan K-12 students were taking all of their classes from home, with more added after the recent state coronavirus health order. Rural areas are particularly struggling.
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Some Michigan schools will stay remote until January amid COVID
Michigan’s high schools are ordered to be closed through Dec. 8, but with another holiday just two weeks later, some school districts are choosing to not reopen until after the new year.