There are outbreaks in 99 Michigan school buildings, and more than 4,400 cases on college campuses. Still, there were signs the spread was slowing or receding in the past week.
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Opinion | Dear Betsy DeVos and Michigan lawmakers: Here's what educators need
Remote learning is not the ‘tragedy’ that is playing out. The real tragedy is the lack of national commitment to supporting public education and educators.
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West Michigan schools to community: Mask up for COVID or we close down
In an unusually blunt letter expressing the limits of their ability to control COVID-19 spread, 46 school superintendents pleaded with their communities to mask-up to help keep schools open.
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Opinion | Education is failing in the coronavirus pandemic
COVID cases are on the rise again, and despite our best efforts, the current in-person models of opening and closing schools don’t seem sustainable long-term.
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Why it still matters whether Michigan K-12 students contract COVID
Very few young people infected by COVID-19 become seriously ill. But public health experts say the transmission of the virus among healthy students can endanger more vulnerable Michiganders.
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COVID outbreaks in Michigan schools rise 25 percent in a week
There are outbreaks in 84 Michigan schools in 31 counties, and college cases top 5,000, says a state report released Monday.
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Coronavirus cases surpass 5,000 in Michigan schools, colleges
Cases on college campuses continue to rise, but the good news is that K-12 schools continue to have few COVID-19 infections. Parents also can now get faster disclosure of coronavirus cases in their local schools.
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Opinion | COVID-19 highlights Michigan's broken school funding model
The new school year began under an obsolete school funding approach that disregards the unique needs of students and threatens our state’s economic resurgence.
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Michigan re-orders schools to disclose COVID cases after Supreme Court ruling
The administration of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is moving quickly to reinstate a school coronavirus reporting mandate that was struck down Friday by the state’s high court.
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COVID masks can still be required in Michigan schools, despite ruling
How does Friday’s Supreme Court ruling upending Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency power authority impact coronavirus mandates in Michigan schools? We answer some of your major questions.