It wasn’t a decision anyone wanted to make, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shut the state’s school buildings for the remainder of the school year. School districts will ramp up remote learning for their homebound students.
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Whitmer to end Michigan school year; seniors graduate, others move up
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to close schools for the year, graduate seniors, move other students up a grade, waive the third-grade reading law and ensure teachers and other staff are paid.
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Michigan scrambles to salvage school year in wake of coronavirus
School and legislative leaders are meeting to determine how best to continue education if the coronavirus keeps classrooms closed for months.
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Coronavirus extends Michigan school closures until at least April 14
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Monday order to stay home through midnight April 13 means an extension of at least eight days to the already ordered three-week school closure.
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Parents urge Michigan to change rules about online learning during coronavirus
Michigan Schools Superintendent Michael Rice set off a firestorm Friday by saying online learning during the coronavirus crisis wouldn’t count. Now, educators and parents want legislators to change the law to ensure it does.
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A Michigan school bus turns food truck during coronavirus school shutdown
In one sparsely populated, vast Northern Michigan school district, school buses are delivering meals to students who otherwise might go hungry amid a three-week shutdown of the state’s schools.
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Will Michigan classes stay closed, and other coronavirus impact on schools
Parents are flooding Bridge with questions about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Michigan schools. We have some answers.
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Michigan standardized tests may be put on ice this year due to coronavirus
State education leaders have asked for a waiver to allow Michigan schools to ditch federally mandated testing this spring, due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus sends Michigan families scrambling for child care. And more wine.
Monday marks the beginning of a three-week school closure in Michigan because of the coronavirus pandemic. The unprecedented crisis has parents searching for nannies, taking kids to work and throwing away rules on screen time.
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Questions about Michigan coronavirus school closings? We have (some) answers
Yes, free lunches are available from a lot of Michigan schools even during the break. No, your child won’t fall behind in class work if they don’t have access to high-speed Internet at home. Will the school year be extended? There are no plans — yet.