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Central Michigan University brings students back to campus for fall despite coronavirus
Students may sit farther apart, and residence hall suites will be less crowded, but CMU’s campus will be teeming with students again in September.
Flint, once home to legendary basketball teams, is now down to one
Thousands of fans used to cheer at rivalry games pitting basketball powers — Flint Central, Northern and Northwestern. Now there is just one, Southwestern, as students have fled the struggling school district.
Will Michigan summer camps fall victim to coronavirus, too?
Michigan kids (and their parents) look forward to summer camps. But some are closing for the year and others aren’t sure about their programming, as a precaution during the pandemic.
With few coronavirus cases, Michigan U.P. colleges plan in-person classes
Michigan Tech and Lake Superior State University plan to return to in-person classes this fall, joining Northern Michigan University that had announced the same decision earlier. That’s an easier call in the Upper Peninsula, where there are currently few COVID-19 cases
Grand Valley State to return students to campus in fall during coronavirus
Grand Valley State University plans to resume traditional, in-person classes in September. So far, Michigan colleges that have made decisions about the fall semester run the gamut from fully online to back-to-normal.
Lansing Community College goes mostly online for fall amid coronavirus
The 21,000-student Lansing Community College will move most of its classes online for the fall semester, due to continuing fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Is the school’s plan a precursor to similar announcements on other campuses?
Northern Michigan University: Campus open in fall despite coronavirus fears
The Upper Peninsula public university is the first Michigan college to announce it is going forward with in-person classes in September. Most schools have put off making a decision for now.
Michigan poll: Coronavirus break hurts kids, but don’t order more school
A poll of Michigan K-12 families finds mixed reviews of remote learning and concern about academics. But a plurality would still prefer a normal school year in fall, rather than a longer year or forced summer school.
Trump urges schools to reopen during coronavirus. Michigan parents say no.
A recent poll of Michigan families with K-12 students shows overwhelming, bipartisan support for keeping classrooms closed for the rest of this school year.
First Michigan college unveils fall plan: masks, tests, some campus classes
Oakland University becomes the first in Michigan to detail what college during coronavirus will look like. Students will meet online and come to campus in masks. Sports will continue. But not before fans.
Coronavirus guts Michigan college budgets. And it’s going to get worse
Already bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars because of coronavirus shutdowns, Michigan college and university officials try to plan a future with ‘more questions than answers.’
Education is a fundamental right, appeals court rules in Detroit case
A group of Detroit students asked: Is there a constitutional right to literacy? A United States appeals court says yes.
Nervous Michigan colleges to high school seniors: Call me, maybe
The coronavirus pandemic is causing jitters among incoming college students and the colleges themselves. So 40 Michigan public and private colleges are offering their admissions officers’ phone numbers.
Michigan colleges don’t know if students will return to campus this fall
Already bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars because of coronavirus shutdowns, Michigan college and university officials are huddling on scenarios for a fall semester expected to be like none in the past.
If work doesn’t count, will Michigan students bother during coronavirus?
The push to assemble plans for remote learning is remarkable, but also shines light on disparities between affluent school districts (think online learning) and lower-income schools (homework packets).
In rural Michigan, teacher mourns coronavirus loss not counted in hospitals
The learning deficit that a Mayville third-grade teacher fears from her “kiddos” being out of classrooms for nearly six months is playing out across the state.
Half of Michigan school children will get coronavirus food cash
All families with K-12 students eligible for free or reduced lunch will receive EBT cards that can be used for groceries — no sign-up for the cards required. Meanwhile, schools are still providing meals, too.
With bedtime stories and growing unease, a Michigan elementary confronts coronavirus
Uncomfortable being separated from their students for three weeks, Michigan educators are now scrambling to teach remotely for the rest of the school year. It won’t be easy.
What Michigan’s coronavirus school closure means for you
Seniors will graduate, others will move up a grade, and teachers get paid. But if you’ve bought a prom dress, you’re probably out of luck.
Whitmer closes Michigan classrooms for school year due to coronavirus
It wasn’t a decision anyone wanted to make, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shut the state’s school buildings for the remainder of the school year. School districts will ramp up remote learning for their homebound students.