Education

The Carman-Ainsworth first grade teacher has also turned to another source that some teachers are now embracing.

Grand Blanc recently released it's return to school plan for the upcoming school year

Last week, a school board meeting for Mt. Pleasant Public Schools lasted for more than four hours as parents and teachers weighed in on the school district’s return to school plans.

The proposal includes safety and security upgrades, making buildings more energy efficient, STEM upgrades to classrooms, a new performing arts center and athletic center, among many others.

Community members believe the water crisis and the effects of lead poisoning have only added to the need for special education in Flint, which they say is not being acknowledged by the GISD. Both the GISD and FCS did not comment on the pending legal matter.

Tuesday, the state’s largest teachers union laid out a list of demands that they say need to be met in order to return safely to a classroom.

COVID-19 test results must released within 1 to 2 days.

The plan includes having schools address what Pugh calls exposure risks.

Federal student loan payments are suspended through September 30, and there is also 0 interest accruing on those loans -- a result of the CARES Act.

Parents of students in the Clio Area School District right now have two options for when kids go back in the fall, but depending on survey results, there could be three.

Teachers get ready for a brand new learning environment, dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Friday the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced plans to play sports as scheduled this fall, and parents’ reactions are a mixed bag.

The beloved Flint youth program coordinator and retired firefighter has found another way to make his mark in the sport he loves so much by accepting a newly created position with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

Potential learning environments include face-to-face instruction, a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning and entirely virtual instruction.

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Some Flint students will have to guard against COVID-19 while also managing the lingering and harmful effects of the Flint Water Crisis.

Protesters held signs and placed tree branches on the ground to try to prevent buses from leaving to pick up children.

Corunna Schools Superintendent John Fattal has a lot on his plate like COVID-19, worried parents and staff, shrinking budgets, and now a threat from the president to cut federal funding if schools don’t reopen.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on Monday said students who attend classes completely online cannot stay in the U.S. -- and even face deportation.

A total of 390 high school, college and other students received 586 scholarships worth $803,250.

A Flint Township mother is strongly considering home-schooling for her 11-year old son, who is about to start 6th grade.

Teachers, parents and students are reacting to Governor Whitmer’s news Tuesday regarding the safe reopening of schools come this fall.

You can find a link to the Return to School Roadmap inside this article.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released her MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap on Tuesday outlining recommendations and requirements for educators to keep everyone safe from coronavirus.

University regents voted on the change Monday, raising tuition by $243 per semester.

Parents want to know if students will be back in the classroom. Teachers want to know if there will be enough funding to pay them. Everyone wants to know whether it will be safe.

Questions surround the vote by the board of education, including why they voted to fire Lopez and what's next for the struggling district.

"If all we do is rewind the clock back to February we're still going to have a system that drastically that underserves vulnerable students in the state," Brian Gutman said.

The Return to Learn plan proposes sending students back to school with in-person learning for K-5 students. The plan also provides a one-time payment of $500 to teachers and adds funding of $800 per student.

'How is it going to be with all those children, how are they going to seat them and everything. That's a concern,' said great-grandmother Mazie Moore.