Providing students with non-academic resources like food and child care is the most practical way to increase academic success.
Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | Science— not politics — should guide policy on masks in schools
Michigan’s Republican Senate Majority Leader argues that mask mandates are a ‘solution in search of a problem’ and inconvenient facts about COVID-19 are ignored by policymakers and public health officials.
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Opinion | Schools must teach all of U.S. history. That includes racism
Michigan’s school superintendent writes that critical race theory isn’t taught in public schools, but “to chose to ignore race and racism in our teaching is to … erase history.”
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Opinion: It’s important to learn all of history – the good, bad and ugly
Public education and the life-changing learnings students gain from it are under attack, writes a Michigan middle school history teacher.
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Opinion: It’s time to address the youth mental health crisis in Michigan
Despite the growing mental health needs of students, Michigan has a dearth of health professionals working in schools.
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Opinion: Historic early education funding will boost all Michigan children
New funding will transform our early childhood education system and close the opportunity gap for children of working families.
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Opinion: Teachers need student data. That’s why the M-STEP is important
Teachers across Michigan need as much support and information – including from the M-STEP – as we can get to tackle our post-pandemic jobs. Our students will benefit in the long run.
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Opinion: Michigan needs a school system that supports all students’ needs
Michigan’s school inequities must not be allowed to continue if we want to become a top 10 education state.
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Opinion: Michigan teachers had a tough year. We can make next year better
I have never seen so many fellow educators talk about retiring as soon as they can. This trend will only continue to worsen without attracting more young people and diversifying our profession.
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Opinion: Let’s start reinvesting in public universities now
The state’s 15 public universities have become accustomed to doing more with less, but after 20 years of budget cuts and tuition increases, this pattern is pricing out talented and deserving Michigan students.