Michigan schools must give the state standardized test, but fewer students might take it this year than normal. State education officials contend pandemic learning was too chaotic this year to yield an accurate portrait of student achievement.
Michigan K-12 schools
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan school COVID outbreaks surge 47% in 2 weeks; some return to remote
State officials say they have no plans to order school buildings to close again because of the pandemic. But with COVID cases skyrocketing, some schools are going remote on their own.
Posted inTalent & Education
Amid high teacher turnover in MI, audit finds failings in teacher support systems
Districts spotlighted in the audit couldn’t prove that new teachers had been assigned mentors or that teachers’ annual evaluations were based on a classroom visit — both of which are legal requirements.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan schools cheered when sports came back. Then came COVID outbreaks.
Coronavirus outbreaks in schools increased after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer allowed winter sports like basketball and wrestling to resume. Was it worth it?
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
COVID vaccine for kids edges closer to reality, as cases surge in Michigan
COVID cases among Michigan’s youngest residents have more than quadrupled in just over a month. A vaccine can’t arrive quick enough, health experts say.
Posted inTalent & Education
First person: Teaching in COVID classroom ‘miraculous’ but ‘unsustainable’
Despite the superhuman efforts of teachers, many students are falling through the cracks faster than they can be pulled up and out.
Posted inTalent & Education
COVID outbreaks jump 20 percent in Michigan schools. More closures ahead?
Superintendents throughout Michigan are begging students and parents to stay vigilant on spring break — or face more closures.
Posted inTalent & Education
Will Michigan students take M-STEP test this year? Here’s what we know.
Michigan’s standardized test is a few weeks away, and schools are preparing to administer it. But it still could be canceled because of COVID-19, and officials aren’t sure which students will be required to take it.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Gathering data on COVID learning loss in Michigan is vital
Michigan school leaders are arguing against giving the M-STEP to students this year because of the pandemic. But COVID makes it even more important to know what schools and which students are suffering.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan tops U.S. in new COVID cases. Is it variants or just our turn?
Coronavirus cases in Michigan are increasing faster than in any other state, leaving many to wonder what’s driving the surge.