K-12 schools now number one source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Michigan
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K-12 schools are now the largest source of new COVID-19 outbreaks in Michigan. In the first week of March, the state recorded 47 separate outbreaks at K-12 schools in which a combined 221 students, teachers and staff tested positive for the virus.
The same week, 24 more outbreaks took place at daycare centers and “youth programs,” a category that includes school sports. Together, the 71 school- and youth-related outbreaks accounted for more than 40 percent of all new outbreaks in Michigan during a week in which about 7,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported and more than 100 people died from the disease.
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Ann Arbor schools are preparing for their four-stage hybrid return to in-person learning starting with the youngest students on March 25th. A big step forward was this week s staff meetings that took place in school buildings to test technology, become familiar with key strategies, and make ready for students to return to classrooms.
Director of Communications for Ann Arbor Schools Andrew Cluley says a vital component is information.
Most, if not all, of the elementary schools have already now had their sort of information session to share with the families as they re trying to make their decision whether or not they want to send their kids back for in-person hybrid or whether or not they feel that it s still time to stay as virtual.
Michigan governor pushes for school reopenings as Ann Arbor school board reverses decision to remain virtual
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The drive to reopen schools in the state of Michigan has reached an advanced stage. In a press conference Wednesday, Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer announced that 85 percent of Michigan school districts are currently open to in-person learning and that she is “pleased that 97 percent of the school districts will be reopened by March 1st.
In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Craig Carmoney, superintendent of the year and Superintendent of Meridian Public Schools in Midland County addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.(Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
Vaccines bring relief to Ann Arbor teachers preparing for return to classroom
Updated Feb 27, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI Temperatures were warming up Saturday, but Ann Arbor Public Schools teachers had another reason to smile: They were getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center.
Staff and volunteers from the Washtenaw County Health Department spent Saturday morning preparing doses and setting up stations inside the building to vaccinate teachers gearing up to return to in-person learning. AAPS announced that students will begin returning to the classroom in a hybrid learning format beginning March 25.
For Ko Shih, a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at Ann Arbor Open School, getting the vaccine was a huge relief.