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With state school report cards from the 2022-’23 school year now out, Tahlequah Public Schools affiliates are brainstorming on how they plan to make more improvements.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Education outlined a series of COVID protection measures in a letter sent to school superintendents on Thursday. But the measures are recommendations, not mandates.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Education outlined a series of COVID protection measures in a letter sent to school superintendents on Thursday. But the measures are recommendations, not mandates.

With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus poised to sweep through Michigan and the country, state officials are advising schools to take multiple COVID-19 prevention measures when students return to class next week.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Education sent a letter to superintendents Thursday urging schools to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after winter break.

State health officials are urging schools across Michigan to recommend vaccines, masks and testing when they return from the holiday break.

The MI Backpack Home Tests initiative is launching this week in Charlotte Public Schools. Other districts across Michigan also have signed up.

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Feb 4, 2021 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is moving forward with plans to offer a voluntary COVID-19 testing program that will provide weekly tests to educators. The MI Safe Schools Testing Program will help achieve Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s goal of having all Michigan school districts offer an in-person learning option for students by March 1. The COVID-19 rapid antigen testing program is beginning today. The program is for Michigan educators from bot...

Officials said the MI Safe Schools Testing Program, which started Tuesday, will provide weekly tests for educators at private and public schools.