education during COVID

The Michigan Court of Appeals says four state universities do not owe students tuition and room-and-board refunds for cancelling in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Michigan Department of Education is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit that claims it didn’t provide special education students with appropriate services during COVID school shutdowns.

The state Supreme Court is keeping in place lower court decisions that found the state does not owe compensation to students or businesses affected by the shutdowns.

Michigan ranked in the bottom half of the country in terms of childhood well-being and education, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2024 Kids Count Data Book.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on whether public universities owe students refunds for canceling in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The "Critical Issues Conference: Teaching and Learning in the Era of COVID" will focus on educational strategies learned from the COVID pandemic.

A return to school masking and timely COVID data reporting are among new demands from a Michigan parent group.

A set of federal waivers have gotten free meals to students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The waivers are set to expire June 30th, but school lunchrooms and some lawmakers want to extend them through next school year.

Since the start of this school year, schools all over Michigan and the U.S. have struggled with unprecedented staffing shortages. The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up retirements and led to more resignations. But many teachers who left say they only did it after years of frustration and increasing burnout.

The River Rouge school district has taken a trauma-informed approach to academics, and asking students to assess their emotions is one part of that, especially since the school re-opened after a year of hybrid and remote learning.