Medical experts have made it clear that putting children back into crowded classrooms and hallways puts them at risk, two Michigan superintendents write.
Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | Schools' responsibility to students doesn't change during pandemic
Equity matters, even during COVID-19. “We should not allow this health crisis to further exacerbate the achievement gap between various student groups.”
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Opinion | I’m a Michigan educator. Here's why online learning should 'count'
Online and offline, teachers are solving crises and delivering quality education amid the new coronavirus outbreak. That should count for something, this guest author writes.
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Opinion | Michigan must embrace digital age now or watch its students suffer
Our guest author, a former member of the State Board of Education,says his recommendations from 18 years ago should be implemented to address the current educational crisis amid the coronavirus.
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Opinion | This is our ‘greatest generation’ moment to sacrifice for others
“Will we take the necessary measures to ensure lives are saved, or will we be mourning the loss of loved ones because of willful disregard of all the warning signs?” this Michigan school superintendent asks in this Guest Commentary.
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Opinion | Amend third-grade reading law, U.P. school superintendents urge
“Flunking a student is immediately traumatic and is more likely to be experienced by those students who are categorized as poor, male and/or minority,” the group of Upper Peninsula school superintendents writes.
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Kettering University president: College is ‘increasingly not relevant’
Robert McMahan says universities must change, or companies are going to stop buying what they’re selling. Kettering graduates produce the highest return on financial investment of any Michigan university.
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Opinion | Michigan’s school finance system limits vulnerable students' prospects
Michigan can learn much from other states, where student achievement is better overall and a Zip code doesn’t limit opportunity – thanks in part to education funding focused on opportunity for all.
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Opinion | How Michigan’s early middle colleges transform students’ lives
More than 13,000 Michigan students attend early middle colleges, which allow students to earn college credit as early as ninth grade.
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Opinion | Thank Michigan educators for their selflessness, spirit of giving
Our state’s teachers, support staff and other public school employees are committed to helping students. This work doesn’t end when the school bell rings.