Michigan has a financial cushion thanks to federal stimulus funds and stronger-than-expected recovery from the economic shock of COVID-19. But education spending is a sticking point.
After years of deferred maintenance, big upgrades are coming to Belle Isle and picturesque Tahquamenon Falls. But there are also potholes to fill, toilets and sewers to replace and electrical systems to modernize.
Using federal COVID relief funds to curb learning loss, some local school districts are putting money into tutoring. A review of 16 programs shows some schools follow best practices more closely than others.
State educations leaders have not provided the coordination and financial support as in some other states, leaving Michigan school districts to develop their own programs or take other approaches to stemming learning delays.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is speaking at a ‘comeback ceremony’ May 7 for Class of 2020 and 2021 graduates whose commencements were curtailed because of the pandemic.
Once suffering a shortage of COVID-19 treatments, the state now has an abundance of them, as well as clinics and pharmacies to dispense them — critically, at the same time you are diagnosed.
The pandemic didn’t hospitalize or kill as many college students as it did their grandparents, but it still left a mark on “the best four years of your life.”
The Democratic package would not use standardized test scores this year to evaluate teachers or enforce Michigan’s third-grade reading law in recognition of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. It’s unclear if Republicans will give the bills a hearing.
The Michigan Supreme Court is considering new rules to keep remote hearings an option for some cases. Some worry that online behavior, from smoking to farting, makes a mockery of the courts.
Secure MI Vote and Unlock Michigan organizers they’ll continue collecting signatures but will have to toss initial petitions they began circulating in October.
Despite the hysterics, there aren't any secrets in a classroom. Parents who want to know what is happening in classrooms can simply ask their kids or look online at class curriculum.
New documents reveal tense internal debate over an explosive audit review that identified new COVID-19 deaths at Michigan nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that had not been previously disclosed.
Behind the consumer price hikes are businesses that are grappling with the same increase — like gas, which increases shipping costs. But they also face still more pressures: Rising wages, more expensive raw materials and uncertainty about their inventory.
After two pandemic summers of social isolation, Michigan parents want fun activities for their children that also help them build social skills. From overnight and sports camps to local programming, it’s about allowing children to be kids again.
Three million Michiganders must prove they’re still eligible for the safety net insurance when the U.S. public health emergency ends as soon as mid-July. Advocates worry that hundreds of thousands in the state could lose health insurance.
The move by Michigan State University reflects the downward trend in new coronavirus cases in the state, as well as the removal of similar mandates in K-12 schools.
