‘A crash course in slavery’ assignment shocks Madison Heights parents
Some of the questions were math problems about how many slaves a master would need to purchase.
Metro Detroit districts facing challenges as more students catch COVID-19 outside of school
Metro Detroit schools are seeing more cases of COVID-19 that are being spread outside of the classroom.
Education Dept. holding summit next week to help schools reopen safely amid COVID-19
The Biden administration is holding a summit next week to help schools reopen safely in the middle of the pandemic, with plans to hear from education leaders, teachers and students.
6 feet or 3 feet? Schools, CDC considering guidance on seating students closer together
U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state governments and education officials working to return as many children as possible to the classroom.
Oxford High moves to remote learning after 21 test positive for COVID-19, almost 200 quarantined
Oxford High School moved to online learning after gatherings held outside of school led to a COVID-19 outbreak, officials said.
Troy school district website hacked with hate speech, graffiti
The system’s internal messenger was used to send emails to staff and some families, the district added. No sensitive date or student information was compromised, it said. The hack was said to have originated from outside the country.
More than 50 new COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Michigan schools
The state of Michigan reports COVID-19 outbreaks in schools each week.
University of Michigan to resume in-person classes this fall
University of Michigan students will return to the classroom this fall.
Walled Lake student allegedly records teacher using bathroom during zoom call
Sources said the teacher believed the camera on her computer was off at the time she left to go to the bathroom. A student on the Zoom call allegedly filmed the scene with their phone before posting it to social media.
New $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill requires fast allocation of funds after Michigan's ongoing delay
Michigan's delay of hundreds of millions of federally-approved dollars intended for schools has been stretched for months over disagreements between the governor and GOP lawmakers
Students, educators looking forward after COVID-19 drastically changed education
The COVID-19 pandemic changed education and caused students and teachers alike to adapt.
Detroit schools reopen for in-person learning but face teacher shortage
Some teachers say the hazard pay won't bring them back. "The hazard pay to me is actually an insult," Conway said. "I think it is a bribe, I think of it as blood money."
Detroit schools reopen classrooms for first time in months
The district waited until the COVID-19 test positivity rate in Detroit had fallen below 5% before considering resuming in-person learning.
Detroit schools resume in-person learning March 8
March 1 was the goal-date that Michigan's governor set for getting all districts back to classroom learning. Detroit schools has said it would wait until test positivity rates for COVID-19 fell below 5%.
Governor's goal of returning Michigan students to in-person learning is today
While almost every district in the state is now offering in-person learning, Michigan's largest district still hasn't. It originally set a target of reopening between early and mid-March.
Parents urging Ann Arbor schools to reopen as district contends with slow vaccine rollout
Parents are pushing for students to get back in class in-person, say not only is it safe, but it is also good for their emotional - and mental health.
Detroit public schools is phasing back face-to-face learning
Detroit International Academy opened its doors Wednesday to its learning centers as a start for students who need to get back into the classroom.
Detroit schools begin transitioning back to the classroom
Detroit public schools reopened their learning centers to students and families that need services offered by the district the most on Wednesday. The superintendent says the plan is to offer some in-person learning by mid-March.
83% of Michigan school districts now offer in-person learning
A survey of Michigan school districts found February had the largest monthly increase in districts offering face-to-face instruction. Only 15% of districts remain entirely remote.
'It's unacceptable': Michigan superintendents admonish legislature for holding education funds
Education leaders and school advocates expressed dismay about being "caught in the middle" of a debate between state Republicans and the governor after lawmakers declined to appropriate federal funds approved in December.