Gov. Gretchen Whitmer correctly noted in her State of the State address that “COVID exposed deep inequities in our education system.” Yet her latest K-12 fu
Michigan battles teacher shortage as more retire mid-year
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(WXYZ) â A teacher shortage in Michigan is getting worse, as more educators are retiring mid-year and fewer people are entering the profession, per the Michigan Education Association.
âWeâve been seeing over the several years the enrollment in teacher prep programs drop, people leaving the classroom early, especially in the first five years of the profession, said Doug Pratt with the Michigan Education Association, a union representing thousands of teachers and public education workers in the state.
âWeâre seeing more retirements, especially during the school year, Pratt said.
February 10, 2021
If Congress adopts the current version of a federal COVID relief bill, it would mean the Detroit Public Schools Community District will receive at least an extra $1.36 billion from the three relief bills passed by Congress in 2020 and 2021.
To put that figure context, in the 2018-19 school year, the district’s total revenue from all sources was $728.4 million. This year, the district could get in excess of $600 million more in federal dollars than its entire budget a year ago.
That estimate for extra school funding in the pending legislation is based on the same formula used in the previous two federal relief bills.
Credit Beenish Ahmed / Michigan Radio
Undocumented immigrants in Detroit who opt to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the TCF Center, which serves as the city’s main vaccination site, will not be targeted by immigration enforcement according to the Detroit Health Department.
“As of now, there is no sign of this and the site is accessed, controlled and any unusual federal activity would be flagged by the TCF staff,” Detroit Health Department nurse Hannah Ewing said at COVID313, a virtual townhall on Thursday. The event was hosted by the Community Education Commission, a nonprofit organization that partners with the City of Detroit, and 482Forward, a community advocacy organization focused on education.
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Governor Whitmer Creates the Student Recovery Advisory Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LANSING, Mich. Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2021-02, to create the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan. As Michigan continues to work around the clock to eliminate COVID-19, the Student Recovery Council will provide guidance and recommendations to ensure Michigan students have the tools and resources they need to get back on track.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Michigan hard, and our students, families, teachers, and school staff have all felt the strain. Still, our educators have worked tirelessly to teach our children during this pandemic under the most stressful conditions, and for that our state is forever indebted to them for their service,” said