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Michigan school districts struggle with growing teacher shortage Teachers leaving classrooms faster than they can be replaced Updated:  Tags:  Growing teacher shortage crisis in Michigan DETROIT – There is a growing teacher shortage in the State of Michigan. New research indicates we are running out of time to find solutions. Now Michigan’s 1.5 million students are headed into a crisis. “Schools are having trouble attracting teachers and they’re having trouble keeping the teachers who they are able to attract,” said Koby Levin of Chalkbeat Detroit, a nonprofit news organization ...

This story is published with permission from education news nonprofit Chalkbeat Detroit. By Koby Levin Chalkbeat Detroit Michigan’s top school official wants state lawmakers to increase the minimum number of days children are required to attend school. Michael Rice, state superintendent, said that the pandemic has exacerbated students’ learning needs. With schools closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, thousands of students statewide spent much of the last 10 months learning online. “Most students will receive less instruction from March of last year through the end of this school y...

Today on Stateside, we look back at the pandemic year in K-12 education. We check in with the superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools about hopes to return to classrooms in 2021 and what else the new year may bring. Also, we talk to two experts about what educational divides that widened during the pandemic. Plus, we’ve gathered voices of teachers who share their first-hand experiences teaching this year. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below. Grand Rapids Public Schools get...