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Detroit students return to classrooms next week as legislators at the state Capitol deny districts funding to make school reopenings safer.
Next week, Michigan’s largest school district will return to in-person classes for the first time since November. Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has been one of the staunchest advocates for providing in-person options for students and families throughout this pandemic.
“It’s extremely frustrating for me to see policies that would never be enacted in the communities these representatives represent.” Nikolai Vitti, Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent
But when the rate of positive COVID-19 tests exceeded 5% last fall, the district went all-virtual. Now, infection rates are down significantly in Detroit and administrators say health risks are low enough to open school buildings again.
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Governor Whitmer Creates the Student Recovery Advisory Council
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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
New council to focus on helping Michigan students recover from COVID-19 education disruptions
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Posted Feb 04, 2021
Students wear their masks during class at All Saints Central Middle and High School in Bay City on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com
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With Michigan schools encouraged to resume in-person learning by March 1 and winter sports reauthorized, school is starting to look more familiar. But with students having been separated from school support systems for so long, a new council is tasked with examining how the state can help students recover.
The new Student Recovery Advisory Council, comprised of 29 members with a variety of educational, medical and labor backgrounds, will make recommendations on how to help students recover. Those recommendations will include addressing students’ academic, physical and mental well-being.
Detroit Former deputy mayor Anthony Adams is expected to formally announce his intention to run for mayor.
Adams, an attorney who served in disgraced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick s administration, Maintains there is a dramatic need for a mayoral change in the city of Detroit, according to a Monday news release.
The former Detroit school board president is the first prominent challenger to incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan, who announced last month his bid for a third term.
The announcement is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday on Facebook Live.
Adams in December told The News he was still mulling the prospect of running but A lot of people approached me about running for mayor.