Being Prepared: Government, Organizations Providing Resources to Manage COVID-19
To help with communications and management during the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of resources, including those specific to school districts, have been introduced by both the federal and state governments, as well as several organizations.
MASB will continue to keep you up-to-date on this issue and others impacting public education in Michigan. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
Please note that it is important to coordinate with your local health department since this is a public health issue.
Also, please share what your district is doing to meet student needs during the COVID-19 closures by using the hashtag #SchoolsGetItDone on Facebook and Twitter.
Information is categorized by:
Sign On to Support Home Internet by March 24, 2020
MASB Communcations
UPDATED 5.27.20: Holding School Board Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic FAQs From MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., March 24, 2020
UPDATED 5.27.20: Conducting a Virtual School Board Meeting FAQs From MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., April 3, 2020
Sample School Board Resolution in Support of Federal COVID Funding, May 22, 2020
Member Matters Webinar Recording on Graduation/Teacher Appreciation Ideas, May 20, 2020
Graduation/Teacher Appreciation Ideas Webinar Chat Log, May 20, 2020
Member Matters Webinar Recording on Continuity of Learning Plans, May 5, 2020
New Executive Order Issued for K-12 Education: Summary of EO 2020-65 From MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., May 4, 2020
Views From the Capitol With State Budget Office, April 27, 2020
Member Appreciation Video Message, April 24, 2020
State of the Association Webinar, April 21, 2020
Resolution of Recognition of Essential Workers, April 21, 2020
Views From the Capitol With Sen. Mike Shirkey, April 16, 2020
Video Message From Don, April 15, 2020
Labor/Legal Q & A Webinar With MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., April 10, 2020
COVID-19 Freedom of Information Act Guidance From MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., April 10, 2020
Joint Statement From MASB, MASA, MAISA, MASSP Regarding Continuation of Stay Home, Stay Safe Order, April 9, 2020
Views From the Capitol Webinar With MASB Director of Government Relations Jennifer Smith, April 7, 2020
Email Regarding Governor Issuing Executive Order Ending Face-to-Face Instruction for 2019-2020 School Year, April 2, 2020
Joint Statement From MASB, MASA, MAISA, MASSP Regarding Gov. Whitmer’s Order Suspending Face-to-Face Learning for 2019-2020, April 2, 2020
Video Message From Don, April 1, 2020
Resolution Granting Emergency Powers to Superintendent, March 25, 2020
Statement From MASA, MASB, MAISA Regarding COVID-19 School Closures and Certainty for Educators, Students and Families, March 25, 2020
Message From MASB Executive Director Don Wotruba, March 23, 2020
Education Organizations Blast Inaction on COVID-19 School Support, March 17, 2020
Statement From MAISA, MASA, MASB, MASSP, MSBO Regarding State Testing Mandate Waiver From the USDOE, March 17, 2020
MASB March and April Event Updates, March 17, 2020
COVID-19 Response From MASB Executive Director Don Wotruba, March 13, 2020
Statement From MAISA, MASA, MASB, MASSP, MSBO Regarding School Closures Across the State, March 13, 2020
Open Meetings
UPDATED 5.27.20: Conducting a Virtual School Board Meeting FAQs From MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., April 3, 2020
UPDATED 5.27.20: Holding School Board Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic FAQs From MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., March 24, 2020
Executive Order 2020-75 from Governor's Office (rescinds EO 2020-48), Temporary Authorization of Remote Participation in Public Meetings and Hearings and Temporary Relief From Monthly Meeting Requirements for School Boards, May 6, 2020
Executive Order 2020-48 from Governor's Office, Temporary Authorization of Remote Participation in Public Meetings and Hearings and Temporary Relief From Monthly Meeting Requirements for School Boards, April 15, 2020
Labor/Legal Q & A Webinar With MASB Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., April 10, 2020
MARCH 23, 2020 NOTE: From Legal Counsel Brad Banasik, J.D., the Executive Order going into effect at 12:01 a.m. March 24, 2020 prohibits any type of school board meeting where the board was planning to meet in a physical location. This means your board, and any community participants, may only meet electronically until the order is lifted. You may want to consider an emergency meeting before midnight today to take care of necessary business and avoid having a virtual meeting.
Michigan Public Notices
A method to get notices of emergency meetings up online from the Michigan Press Association.
Simply email emergencypublicnotices@michiganpress.org with the notice and what county you are in and the MPA will take it from there. There is a button on the MIPublicNotices.com homepage labeled "Emergency Coronavirus Meetings" that will take the reader to all of these uploaded notices. The reader can search for notices by county if they desire.
You should also continue to post notices as the law requires for your meetings in the local newspaper. In recognition of the fact that citizens may be unable to access notices posted at government buildings or online, you are encouraged to post notices (with the meeting agenda) in your local newspapers even if you are not legally required to do so in the interest of keeping the public informed.
Executive Order 2020-15 from Governor's Office, Temporary authorization of remote participation in public meetings and hearings and temporary relief from monthly meeting requirements for school boards, March 18, 2020
Michigan Department of Education
Map Available to Find Meals for Children During School Closure | Direct Access to Map
Online Instructional Resources webpage
Guidance for Supporting Summer Learning, Pandemic or Not, May 2020
Learning at a Distance Guidance, April 2020
MDE Memo 63: Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education Waivers Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, May 27, 2020
MDE Memo 62: Continuity of Learning Plan for Children in Child Caring Institutions and Court Operated Facilities, May 27, 2020
MDE Memo 61: Financial Accounting Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 22, 2020
MDE Memo 60: Waiver of Permit Renewal Requirements, May 22, 2020
MDE Memo 59: Career and Technical Education Requirements FAQ During COVID-19 Closure, May 20, 2020
MDE Memo 58: Early Middle College Requirements FAQ During COVID-19 Closure, May 20, 2020
MDE Memo 57: Guidance for Compliance with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education, May 20, 2020
MDE Memo 56: Return to School Work Groups, May 15, 2020
MDE Memo 55: Student Eligibility for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer, May 15, 2020
MDE Memo 54: Impact of COVID-19 School Closure on Educator Evaluation, May 13, 2020
MDE Memo 53: UPDATED Career and Technical Education Requirements FAQ During COVID-19 Closure, May 11, 2020
MDE Memo 52: UPDATED Early Middle College Requirements FAQ During COVID-19 Closure, May 11, 2020
MDE Memo 51: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund – Formula Grant Application and Information, May 7, 2020
MDE Memo 50: Distribution of Educational Materials, May 5, 2020
Inclusion of Section 32p and Section 32p(4) During Creation and Implementation of Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan, May 4, 2020
MDE Memo 49: Implementation of Early On® During Implementation of Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan, May 4, 2020
MDE Memo 48: Inclusion of the Great Start Readiness Program in Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plans, May 4, 2020
MDE Memo 47: COVID-19 and the Head Start Community, May 4, 2020
MDE Memo 46: Michigan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Application Approval, May 1, 2020
MDE Memo 45: Read by Grade Three Law Update, April 29, 2020
MDE Memo 44: Temporary Certification Guidance Provided to Traditional Michigan Educator Preparation Institutions to Assist Teacher and School Counselor Candidates During the COVID-19 Crisis, April 27, 2020
MDE Memo 43: Preliminary Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Guidance and Allocations, April 24, 2020
MDE Memo 42: School Meal Distribution and Compliance With Executive Order 2020-35, April 24, 2020
Press Release: MDE Taking Quick Action to Receive $390 Million in Federal Schools Funds, April 23, 2020
MDE Memo 41: Interim Certification Guidance Provided to Michigan Alternative Route to Certification Providers to Assist Educators During the COVID-19 Crisis, April 22, 2020
MDE Memo 40: Notification of Waivers Associated With Teacher Certifications and Permits, April 21, 2020
MDE Memo 39: School Stability for Students Experiencing Foster Care During the Mandatory School Closures, April 17, 2020
MDE Memo 38: UPDATED Career and Technical Education Requirements FAQ During COVID-19 Closure, April 16, 2020
MDE Memo 37: UPDATED Early Middle College Requirements FAQ During COVID-19 Closure, April 16, 2020
MDE Memo 36: Career and Technical Education Virtual Delivery Guidance to Support Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-35, April 16, 2020
MDE Memo 35: UPDATED 21st Century Community Learning Centers Requirements During COVID-19 Closures, April 15, 2020
MDE Memo 34: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, April 13, 2020
MDE Memo: Partnership and Leadership in Unprecedented Times, April 13, 2020
MDE Press Release: Michigan is First State to Provide Food to Families Affected by School Closings Caused by COVID-19, April 10, 2020
MDE Memo 33: Guidance for Compliance With IDEA and the MARSE During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 10, 2020
MDE Memo 32: Public Comment Period on Approved Waivers for Title Funds During the 2020 COVID-19 Crisis, April 10, 2020
MDE Memo 31: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions on Section 31a and Section 41 Funds During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 10, 2020
MDE Memo 30: Educating All Learners Alliance, April 10, 2020
MDE Memo 29: 2019-2020 FIRST (VEX) Robotics Grant Requirement Waiver, April 9, 2020
MDE Memo 28: Waiver of School Counselor Professional Learning in Response to Executive Order 2020-35, April 9, 2020
MDE Memo 27: Waiver of Required District Professional Learning and Professional Learning Hours Required for Certificate Renewal and Progression in Response to Executive Order 2020-35, April 9, 2020
MDE Memo 26: Best Practices for School Food Service Providing Meals During the COVID-19 Outbreak, April 7, 2020
MDE Memo 25: Emergency Provisions for Special Education Student Teaching and Practicum Requirements, April 6, 2020
Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan Application Template From MDE, MAISA and MCCSA, April 3, 2020
MDE Memo 24: Template for Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Plans, April 3, 2020
Press Release: State Superintendent Comments on School Closure Executive Order, April 2, 2020
Press Release: MDE to Request Federal Waiver for Child Nutrition Programs, March 31, 2020
MDE Memo 23: Social-Emotional Supports in a Crisis, March 30, 2020
MDE Memo 22: Career and Technical Education Requirements During COVID-19 Closure, March 30, 2020
MDE Memo 21: Flexibility in Title Funds for Technology, March 27, 2020
Press Release: MDE to Request Federal Waiver for Child Nutrition Programs, March 25, 2020
MDE Memo 20: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Part C (Early On) During K-12 School Closure due to Executive Orders 2020-11 and 2020-21 (COVID-19), March 23, 2020
MDE Memo 19: Clarification on Distance Learning for Special Education Students, March 24, 2020
MDE Memo 18: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Districts, March 24, 2020
MDE Memo 17: FCC Waives USF Restrictions on Vendor Gifts to Applicants Temporarily, March 24, 2020
MDE Press Release: Michigan Department of Education Receives Federal Waivers, March 23, 2020
MDE Memo 16: Instructional Time During School Closure, March 20, 2020
MDE Memo 15: Guidance and Considerations for Child Care Within Classrooms for Children Ages 6 Weeks Through 5 Years During the COVID-19 State of Emergency, March 19, 2020
MDE Letter: Partnership and Leadership in Unprecedented Times, March 18, 2020
MDE Memo 14: Guidance and Considerations for 31n/C4S Mental Health Providers, March 18, 2020
MDE Memo 13: Guidance Provided to Our Educator Preparation Providers, March 18, 2020
MDE Memo 12: Use of Federal Title Funds During Mandated COVID-19 Closure, March 18, 2020
MDE Memo 11: Guidance on Transition to Online Learning: Considerations and Technical Readiness, March 18, 2020
MDE Memo 10: Compliance Requirements for Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions funded programs and services during a Public Health Emergency, March 18, 2020
MDE to Request Federal Waivers for Child Nutrition, Emergency Food Assistance & Commodity Supplemental Food Programs, March 17, 2020
MDE Letter: To U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos regarding state assessments waiver, March 17, 2020
MDE Memo 9: Head Start Agency Requirements During COVID-19 Closures, March 17, 2020
MDE Memo 8: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Requirements During COVID-19 Closures, March 16, 2020
MDE Memo 7: Early Middle College Requirements During COVID-19 Closure, March 16, 2020
MDE Memo 6: Career and Technical Education Requirements During COVID-19 Closure, March 16, 2020
MDE Memo 5: Feeding Children During School Closures, March 16, 2020
MDE Memo 4: Update on Student Assessment and COVID-19, March 13, 2020
MDE Nutrition Information: Unanticipated School Closure SFSP Information, March 13, 2020
MDE Memo 3: Compliance Requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Part C During a Public Health Emergency, March 13, 2020
MDE Memo 2: GSRP Requirements During COVID-19 Closures, March 13, 2020
MDE Memo 1: Compliance Requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education During a Public Health Emergency, March 13, 2020
MDE and MDHHS Joint Memo: COVID-19 Updated Guidance, March 11, 2020
MDE and MDHHS Joint Memo: COVID-19 Updated Guidance, Feb. 28, 2020
State/National Government Offices
Online Dashboard of COVID-19 Risk and Trend Data
MDHHS Volunteer Website: www.michigan.gov/fightcovid19
Executive Order 2020-88 from Governor's Office, COVID-19 Return to School Advisory Council, May 15, 2020
Executive Order 2020-65 from Governor's Office, Provision of K–12 Education During the Remainder of the 2019–2020 School Year, April 30, 2020
Secretary DeVos Reiterates Learning Must Continue for All Students, Declines to Seek Congressional Waivers to FAPE, LRE Requirements of IDEA, April 27, 2020
Grant Available for Student Mental Health and Preventing School Violence (Apply by June 9, 2020)
Executive Order 2020-48 from Governor's Office, Temporary Authorization of Remote Participation in Public Meetings and Hearings and Temporary Relief From Monthly Meeting Requirements for School Boards, April 15, 2020
Executive Order 2020-42 from Governor's Office, Temporary Requirement to Suspend Activities That are not Necessary to Sustain or Protect Life, April 9, 2020
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Authorizes New Funding Flexibilities to Support Continued Learning During COVID-19 National Emergency, April 6, 2020
Executive Order 2020-38 from Governor's Office: Temporary Extensions of Certain FOIA Deadlines to Facilitate COVID-19 Emergency Response Efforts, April 5, 2020
Executive Order 2020-35 FAQs
Executive Order 2020-35 from Governor's Office, Provision of K-12 Education During the Remainder of the 2019-2020 School Year, April 2, 2020
Executive Order 2020-33 from Governor's Office, Expanded Emergency and Disaster Declaration, April 1, 2020
Federal Stimulus Acts in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency, March 31, 2020
Joint Statement from Governor's Office and Legislative Leaders, Supplemental Funding for COVID-19 Response, March 30, 2020
Memorandum from the White House, Providing Federal Support for Governors’ Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19, March 30, 2020
Executive Order 2020-27 from Governor's Office, Conducting Elections on May 5, 2020 Using Absent Voter Ballots, March 27, 2020
Executive Order 2020-26 from Governor's Office, Extension of April 2020 Michigan Income Tax Filing Deadlines, March 27, 2020
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Advice for the Public: Myth Busters from the World Health Organization
Letter from Governor's Office, Request for Presidential Disaster Declaration Major Disaster, March 26, 2020
Press Release from Governor's Office, Food Service to Children Continues Through the “Stay Home” Order, March 25, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers, U.S. Department of Labor
Executive Order 2020-21 FAQs, updated regularly
Executive Order 2020-21 from Governor's Office, Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life, March 23, 2020
Guidance for individuals to determine when they can leave home
Guidance for businesses to determine who can perform in-person work
USDOE Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children With Disabilities, March 21, 2020
USDOE Press Release: Helping Students Adversely Affected by School Closures, Secretary DeVos Announces Broad Flexibilities for States to Cancel Testing During National Emergency, March 20, 2020
Governor Whitmer Statement on Instructional Time During School Closure, March 20, 2020
House Resolution 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Executive Order 2020-15 from Governor's Office regarding Temporary authorization of remote participation in public meetings and hearings and temporary relief from monthly meeting requirements for school boards, March 18, 2020
FCC Press Release: FCC Waives Rural Health Care and E-Rate Program Gift Rules to Promote Connectivity for Hospitals and Students During Coronavirus Pandemic, March 18, 2020
Executive Order 2020-11 from Governor's Office regarding temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closures, March 16, 2020
Executive Order 2020-10 from Governor's Office regarding temporary expansions in unemployment eligibility and cost-sharing, March 16, 2020
Executive Order 2020-9 from Governor's Office, which temporarily closes theaters, bars and casinos, and limits restaurants to carry-out and delivery orders
State of Michigan information page for residents, including fact sheets in languages other than English
Executive Order 2020-5 from Governor's Office regarding events and shared-space assemblages of 250 people or more, March 13, 2020
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services website—latest information about how many people in Michigan have been tested for the virus, along with fact sheets and frequently asked questions
MDHHS statewide hotline open every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: 888.535.6136
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance for administrators at K-12 schools for planning, preparing and responding to COVID-19
USDOE COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
Other Education Organizations
Extraordinary Districts in Extraordinary Times from The Education Trust
COVID-19 Response Grants from Michigan College Access Network to support emergent postsecondary projects and programs
National Distance Learning Resources from all 50 states, MASA
MHSAA Cancels Remainder of 2019-20 Winter & Spring Seasons, April 3, 2020
NSBA's Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) FAQ
Educational Equity & Coronavirus, The Education Trust-Midwest
American Federation of Teachers Michigan, AFL-CIO Guidance on Reporting to Work, March 16, 2020
COVID-19: Preparing For Widespread Illness in Your School Community: A Legal Guide for School Leaders from the National School Boards Association and National Association of School Nurses
Toolkit for Communicating About Coronavirus Disease 2019 from Michigan School Public Relations Association
Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators Resource Center
National School Boards Association Responding to Coronavirus
NSPRA and Blackboard COVID-19 Resource Center for K-12
Education-at-Home Tools
Carnegie Learning
CollegeBoard (for AP students)
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Public TV
Edmentum
Edx
Epic!
Field Museum
Global Digital Library
Google Teach From Home
The Henry Ford
Instruction Partners
Khan Academy Schedules for School Closures
Learning Equality
Learning Heroes
The Learning Network
Lesson Planet
Michigan DNR Natural and Historical Education Resources for Home
Michigan Virtual
Mystery Science
National Geographic
New York Times Free for High Schools
Scholastic Learn at Home and Resources for Teachers
School’s Out Remote Resources from Facebook
Share My Lesson
Teaching Tolerance
Additional Resources
Free Tutoring Service for Students (Helping Hands: A Students for Students Movement and Bloomfield Hills Student Leadership)
For Students who are Interested in Becoming Tutors (Helping Hands: A Students for Students Movement and Bloomfield Hills Student Leadership)
Broadband and Student Performance Gaps Report, Quello Center, Michigan State University, March 2020
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Coronavirus Coverage FAQs, March 12, 2020
Cleaning, Sanitizing and Targeted Disinfecting on the School Bus
Recent COVID-19 News
- Coronavirus Tracker, updated daily
- #SchoolsGetItDone Twitter stream, updated daily
- Back to School? 1 in 5 Teachers are Unlikely to Return to Reopened Classrooms This Fall, Poll Says, May 26, 2020
- Why Helping Families Access the Internet is so Challenging, May 26, 2020
- With 34% Fewer Calls to Michigan Child Abuse Hotline, Officials Worry About Underreporting, May 26, 2020
- Midland, Sanford Schools Ponder What’s Next in Wake of Flood, Coronavirus, May 25, 2020
- ‘You Worry About Them’: Outnumbered School Counselors Struggle to Keep Kids Safe Remotely, May 23, 2020
- Stringent CDC Suggestions Come Into Play as Michigan Schools Contemplate Reopening in Fall, May 23, 2020
- Superintendents Face Massive Budget Cuts That Would Dwarf Those in Great Recession, May 22, 2020
- Zoom Parties, Missed Proms, Uncertain Futures. High School Seniors Share What It’s Like to Come of Age During a Pandemic, May 21, 2020
- Too Expensive to Re-Open Schools? Some Superintendents Say It Is, May 21, 2020
- When Schools Reopen, All Staff Should Wear Masks, New CDC Guidance Says, May 20, 2020
- Survey: Children's Loss of Social Ties, Learning are Parents' Top Closure Concerns, May 20, 2020
- Here's What Michigan Public Schools Might Look Like This Fall. It's not Great., May 20, 2020
- Opinion: Here's how Michigan Schools can Reopen This Fall, May 20, 2020
- Teachers tap Into one Another’s Knowledge for Remote Teaching, May 19, 2020
- ‘I’m a 2020 Grad, and Wouldn’t Want it any Other Way’, May 19, 2020
- Two Days in School, Three at Home? That’s the Plan in one Michigan District., May 19, 2020
- This Time, Parents Don't Have the Answers. No one has Answers, Yet., May 19, 2020
- Some Michigan Districts Making Tentative Summer School Plans, May 16, 2020
- Many Districts Still Lack Consistent Plans Months Into Closures, May 15, 2020
- Whitmer Forms Panel to Figure out way to Reopen School in Fall, May 15, 2020
- Area Organizations Offer Educational Projects, Learning Activities to Teachers, Students, May 15, 2020
- Report: Michigan Facing $2.6B Budget Deficit, ‘Difficult Decisions’ Ahead, May 14, 2020
- Coronavirus is Isolating Children. How to Help Them Thrive., May 14, 2020
- States All Over the Map on Remote Learning Rigor, Detail, May 13, 2020
- Fauci Gives No Clear Answers On How to Reopen Schools, May 12, 2020
- Haslams Want to Hire a Thousand College Students to Tutor Tennessee Children This Summer, May 12, 2020
- Michigan Education Leaders, Worried About State Funding Cuts, Push to Preserve Federal Dollars for Schools, May 12, 2020
- Will Months of Remote Learning Worsen Students' Attention Problems?, May 11, 2020
- GOP Leader: Up to 25 Percent Cuts to Michigan Schools From Coronavirus, May 11, 2020
- Can Schools Really Reopen Safely?, May 11, 2020
- Michigan Teachers Raise Classroom Pets at Home Amid Pandemic, May 10, 2020
- Schools Delay or Get Creative to Celebrate Graduations, May 9, 2020
- A Looming Issue for Schools: Teachers with Health Worries Who Can’t or Won’t Go Back, May 9, 2020
- School Leaders Working Together to Plan for Fall and Beyond, May 8, 2020
- COVID-19 School Closings May Spur Childhood Obesity, Experts Warn, May 8, 2020
- How School Will Change When Kids Return to Classrooms, May 8, 2020
- Report: State Tax Revenue in April Down $1B or 43% From Last Year, May 8, 2020
- Schools Try to Stem ‘Covid Slide’ Learning Loss, May 7, 2020
- Student Internet Access Concerns Rise as Discounted Hotspot Programs End, May 7, 2020
- With a Budget Crunch Looming, This Michigan School is Going Virtual for Good. Educators Worry it’s a ‘Foot in the Door’ for Online Learning., May 7, 2020
- Drive-in, Summer Ceremonies Among Graduation Options Schools are Considering, May 7, 2020
- Will Michigan Summer Camps Fall Victim to Coronavirus Too?, May 6, 2020
- Illinois Schools Could be on Again, off Again for COVID-19 Next School Year, State Chief Says, May 6, 2020
- Greater Lansing Schools Continue Classes Remotely. But What will School Look Like Next Fall?, May 5, 2020
- Supporting Parents as Teachers, May 5, 2020
- Helping Students Struggling With Isolation-Induced Anxiety and Other Mental Health Issues, May 5, 2020
- Michigan Districts are Meeting Students ‘Where They are’ as Schools Adapt to Remote Learning, May 4, 2020
- How can Detroit Educators Learn how to Transform Their Classrooms? Ask the Students., May 4, 2020
- GI-TEC Students Build Printers Used for COVID-19 Face Masks, May 4, 2020
- Districts Consider Multiple Contingencies for Next School Year, May 4, 2020
- Graduation During Coronavirus: A Little Pomp, Under the Circumstances, May 1, 2020
- Schools Face Nightmare Scenario After Coronavirus Crisis, May 1, 2020
- The Year of the Easy B. How Lowering Grading Standards May Punish Students, May 1, 2020
- Voluntary or Mandatory? Remote or In Person? Districts Grapple With Summer School Logistics, Equity Questions, May 1, 2020
- Some Districts are Ending the School Year Early Over Challenges With Distance Learning, April 30, 2020
- Ed-Tech Groups to Congress: More Than $5 Billion Needed to Address Internet Access Gaps, April 30, 2020
- Here's how Some Schools are Celebrating the Class of 2020. Try not to Cry, April 30, 2020
- From Triage to Recovery: Issues States Will Address in School Reopening Plans, April 30, 2020
- Michigan Poll: Coronavirus Break Hurts Kids, but Don’t Order More School, April 29, 2020
- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Announces Free College for Frontline Coronavirus Workers, April 29, 2020
- Teachers Without Internet Work in Parking Lots, Empty School Buildings During COVID-19, April 29, 2020
- Governor Whitmer Announces $130M Investment to Make Child Care Affordable, Accessible for Families, April 29, 2020
- Coronavirus Lockdowns Force Educators to Reconsider how They Grade Students, April 28, 2020
- Teachers Use High- and Low-Tech Means to Reach English Language Learners During Coronavirus Crisis, April 28, 2020
- Teachers' Unions and Districts Hammer Out New Expectations for Remote Teaching, April 28, 2020
- Educator Uses Spoken Word to Stress that ‘School IS NOT Canceled!’, April 27, 2020
- MDE Applies for $390 Million in Relief Funding, April 27, 2020
- Schools Spending Millions to Deal With Coronavirus, April 27, 2020
- Letter Grades Get Erased from Schools, with Little Consensus on How to Replace Them., April 25, 2020
- As Learning Moves Online, Coronavirus Highlights a Growing Digital Divide, April 25, 2020
- 9 Ways Schools Will Look Different When (And If) They Reopen, April 24, 2020
- The Lost Spring: Coronavirus Shuts Down Nearly Every School for Academic Year, April 24, 2020
- Shaping a Generation: The Coronavirus Kids, April 24, 2020
- A Virtual World, and That Includes Board Meetings, April 24, 2020
- A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning, April 23, 2020
- Michigan District School Bus Drivers Train to Help Students With Online Learning, April 23, 2020
- Signs of Hope: Schools Get Creative to Honor 2020 Graduates, April 22, 2020
- Should Teachers Be Evaluated During Coronavirus School Shutdowns?, April 20, 2020
- Coronavirus Becomes Unprecedented Test for Teacher-Student Relationships, April 20, 2020
- Coronavirus Is a Chance for Schools to Rethink Systems and Spending, April 20, 2020
- Closed Schools are Creating More Trauma for Students, April 20, 2020
- How to Reach Students Without Internet Access at Home? Schools get Creative, April 19, 2020
- Schools are Closed, but Expenses Remain and Revenues Fall, April 17, 2020
- Michigan Schools get Creative With Remote Learning Plans, April 16, 2020
- Report Details top Administrators' Greatest Challenges in Wake of Coronavirus, April 16, 2020
- Federal Cash is Coming for Michigan Schools—We Need to Use It Fairly and Smartly, April 15, 2020
- STEM Teachers Step up to Make Masks, Face Shields Using 3D Printers, April 14, 2020
- Analysis: Keeping Teachers at the Center of the Classroom—Physical or Virtual—Is Key to Learning, Especially for Low-Income Kids, April 13, 2020
- Millions of Public School Students Will Suffer From School Closures, Education Leaders Have Concluded, April 13, 2020
- Owosso Schools Make Back-up Plan for Drive-Through Diplomas at Parking lot Graduation Ceremony, April 13, 2020
- Quality Distance Learning, Including Summers, Essential for Students, April 13, 2020
- If Work Doesn’t Count, Will Michigan Students Bother During Coronavirus?, April 13, 2020
- There's Nothing Normal About Learning From Home: How Coronavirus School Closures Could Cause 'Historic Academic Regression', April 13, 2020
- Digital Access is the new Frontier in K–12 Equity, April 12, 2020
- Need Tips on Teaching Children at Home? Home-Schooling Parents Have got you Covered, April 12, 2020
- Present or Absent? With Schools Closed, Some Districts Stop Tracking Attendance, While Others Redefine It, April 12, 2020
- Should Schools Teach Anyone who can get Online—or no one at all?, April 12, 2020
- CAPS to Discuss Graduation Requirements During Online Meeting, April 11, 2020
- 'There's A Huge Disparity': What Teaching Looks Like During Coronavirus, April 11, 2020
- Michigan Launches History Collecting Initiative to Capture COVID-19 Experiences for Future Generations, April 11, 2020
- Mattawan Consolidated School Will Hold Virtual Board Meeting, April 10, 2020
- With Online Learning the new Norm, Take Time to Look at Fundamentals of Education, April 10, 2020
- New Website Offers Tips for Teachers About Virtual Special Education, April 10, 2020
- Trump Says He Could Overrule a Governor to Keep Schools Closed, But Prefers Not to, April 10, 2020
- Metro Detroit School Board Meetings go Virtual During COVID-19. Here’s how you can Take Part., April 10, 2020
- Nearly 900K Michigan Students to Receive Food Stamp Benefits to Battle Meal Shortages Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, April 9, 2020
- Not Everyone Can Write Off a School Year, April 9, 2020
- Highlights of Changes and MDE Updates in Response to COVID-19, April 9, 2020
- School Districts in Search of Superintendent Adjusting Practices Amid Pandemic, April 8, 2020
- Digital Access is the new Frontier in K-12 Equity, April 8, 2020
- Report Says States Should Extend Upcoming School Year to Address Learning Losses, April 8, 2020
- Hacked and Cut Off From the Public: This Is School Board Business in the Coronavirus Crisis, April 8, 2020
- School Boards Navigate Open Meeting Laws During Closures, April 7, 2020
- One School District’s Plan to Save Graduation: A Ceremony at a Drive-in Movie Theater, April 7, 2020
- 12 Million Kids Lack Internet Access. Now Is the Time for the Government to Step In and Close the Digital Divide, April 7, 2020
- ‘We Have Kiddos Regressing’: What Shuttered Schools Mean for Students With Disabilities in Michigan, April 7, 2020
- Gov. Whitmer Relaxes Michigan FOIA Law, Citing Coronavirus Concerns, April 6, 2020
- Schools Ditch Zoom Amid Concerns Over Online Learning Security, April 6, 2020
- Schools Concerned About Effects of Coronavirus on Census Participation, April 6, 2020
- Parents, Teachers Must Collaborate to Help Special-Needs Learners, April 6, 2020
- Detroit Schools to Launch Online Learning as District Faces Problems With Data Plans, April 6, 2020
- Special Education Will be one of the Biggest Challenges for Schools Going Online, April 6, 2020
- An Unexpected Tool for Remote-Learning During Coronavirus: Public TV Stations, April 6, 2020
- Opinion: COVID-19 Proves Educational System too Rigid, April 5, 2020
- How to get Students Online Without MiFi Hotspots, April 3, 2020
- New Guidance Tells Michigan Schools What They Must do for Remote Learning, April 3, 2020
- College Board Releases Details on Modified, Online Advanced Placement Testing, April 3, 2020
- How Online Learning may be More Than a Stopgap in the US, April 3, 2020
- Coronavirus has Upended Traditional School Board Meetings—and put Transparency to the Test, April 3, 2020
- Michigan Closes K-12 Schools: What Parents, Teachers, Kids Need to Know, April 2, 2020
- 10 Things you Need to Know About Michigan’s K-12 School Shutdown, April 2, 2020
- State's School Districts Move to Retool Education for Next Three Months, April 2, 2020
- States Largely Have Authority Over When to Shut Down, Reopen, April 2, 2020
- Grading Students During the Coronavirus Crisis: What's the Right Call?, April 1, 2020
- Michigan School Districts, Firms Churn out Masks With 3-D Printers, April 1, 2020
- How Gov. Whitmer's Decision on School Year Will Impact MHSAA's Action on Sports Seasons, April 1, 2020
- Our Teachers Have Earned the Benefit of the Doubt. Be Patient During Pandemic, April 1, 2020
- Disconnected and Disadvantaged: Schools Race to Give Students Access, April 1, 2020
- Coronavirus for Kids Without Internet: Quarantined Worksheets, Learning in Parking Lots, April 1, 2020
- School District Steps up, Creates Health Care Equipment, April 1, 2020
- Public TV Stations Pitch in to Deliver Ed Content During Coronavirus Shutdowns, April 1, 2020
- For Seniors, a Memorable Finale Cut Short, March 31, 2020
- School Shutdowns Raise Stakes of Digital Divide for Students, March 30, 2020
- How to Teach Social-Emotional Learning When Students Aren't in School, March 30, 2020
- Here’s a First Look at Chicago’s new Remote Learning Plan, Which Will Include 100,000 Devices for Students, March 30, 2020
- MSU, K-12 Schools Using 3D Printers to Make Face Shields, Masks for Medical Workers, March 30, 2020
- 3rd Graders Were Supposed to be Held Back if They Couldn’t Read. Then COVID-19 Hit., March 29, 2020
- Area Educators Learn on the Fly how to Keep Students Engaged Online, March 28, 2020
- Florida Schools are Responding Differently to the Pandemic Than Other States, March 28, 2020
- President Trump Approves Michigan’s Disaster Declaration, March 28, 2020
- Michigan Student Learns She's Valedictorian While Working Drive-Thru Because of Coronavirus, March 28, 2020
- Businesses are Stepping up to Help During the Pandemic, March 27, 2020
- Homeschooling During the Coronavirus Will set Back a Generation of Children, March 27, 2020
- DeVos Floats ‘Microgrants’ for Students, Teachers as Coronavirus Upends Schooling, March 27, 2020
- Michigan Students Returning to Classrooms This School Year 'Very Unlikely,' Whitmer Says, March 27, 2020
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Delays State, City Income Tax Filing Deadlines Over Coronavirus Pandemic, March 27, 2020
- What we Need: A Marshall Plan for Public Education’s COVID-19 Response, March 26, 2020
- Educators Step Up to Fill Distance Learning Gap, March 26, 2020
- Most Teachers Say They are ‘Not Prepared’ to Teach Online, March 26, 2020
- The Achievement Gap is 'More Glaring Than Ever' for Students Dealing With School Closures, March 26, 2020
- Michigan Educators Demand Action From State on Plan for Schools, March 26, 2020
- Money for Technology, Cleaning, Summer Learning: What the Coronavirus Stimulus Means for Schools, March 26, 2020
- 5 Things District Leaders Should Brace for During a Recession, March 25, 2020
- School Board Conducts First Virtual Public Meeting, March 25, 2020
- High School Advanced Placement Tests to be Given Online, March 25, 2020
- Pandemic Could Lead to 'Major Upheaval' in School District Budgets, March 25, 2020
- Michigan Scrambles to Salvage School Year in Wake of Coronavirus, March 25, 2020
- East Lansing Schools use 3D Printers to Make Masks for Sparrow Medical Staff Fighting Coronavirus, March 25, 2020
- School Aid Bill in Limbo as Michigan Legislature Cancels Session Amid Coronavirus Crisis, March 24, 2020
- I Regret Taking Normal for Granted, March 24, 2020
- Reaching ‘Our Most Invisible Population’ During a Pandemic: How Schools Are Scrambling to Protect Homeless Students as Coronavirus Disrupts Lives, March 24, 2020
- The Coronavirus Double Whammy: School Closures, Economic Downturn Could Derail Student Learning, Research Shows, March 24, 2020
- Jacques: Crisis Reveals School Leadership Woes, March 24, 2020
- School Meal Distributions to Continue Under Stay-at-Home Order, March 24, 2020
- A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus, March 23, 2020
- Coronavirus Extends Michigan School Closures Until at Least April 14, March 23, 2020
- State School Chief Urges Lawmakers to Waive Time, Test Mandates, March 23, 2020
- Michigan Sending Absentee Ballot Applications to all May 5 Election Voters Because of Coronavirus Outbreak, March 23, 2020
- Opinion | I’m a Michigan Educator. Here's why Online Learning Should 'Count', March 23, 2020
- Don’t Fret, ’Pandemic School’ is New to us All; Tips From Michigan Teacher of the Year, March 22, 2020
- Michigan Families can get Food, Cash, Internet During Coronavirus Crisis, March 22, 2020
- I Need You to Care About the Education of Other Kids in Michigan, March 21, 2020
- Parents Urge Michigan to Change Rules About Online Learning During Coronavirus, March 21, 2020
- Virus Concerns Lead to `Public' Meetings Without the Public, March 21, 2020
- What the Family First Coronavirus Relief Bill Means for Small-Business Owners and Self-Employed People, March 21, 2020
- Trump Waives School Standardized Test Requirements Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, March 20, 2020
- When Schools Shut Down, We All Lose, March 20, 2020
- A Michigan School Bus Turns Food Truck During Coronavirus School Shutdown, March 20, 2020
- 'There Have Been a Lot of Tears': Coronavirus Threatens to Shut Schools Until the Fall, March 20, 2020
- School Districts in 7 States Getting Remote Learning Help From Public Television, March 19, 2020
- Midland Deploying Hotspot Devices for Offline Students, March 19, 2020
- What’s Standing Between Michigan School Districts and Online Instruction During the COVID-19 Outbreak?, March 19, 2020
- Education Must Be Part Of Our Coronavirus Response, March 19, 2020
- As Schools Shift Lessons Online, Experts Fear Some Kids may get Left Behind, March 19, 2020
- Michigan Governing Goes Virtual During Coronavirus, Posing Host of Questions, March 19, 2020
- Spectrum Offering Free Wi-fi, Broadband to Homes With Students, March 19, 2020
- Ed Department Offers More Special Education Guidance Amid COVID-19, March 18, 2020
- Pressure Mounts for Feds to Drop State Testing Requirements Amid Widespread School Closures, March 18, 2020
- The one Undoubtable Positive to Come of the Coronavirus: A new Appreciation of Teachers, March 18, 2020
- Michigan Schools Asked to Open Emergency Child Care Centers for ‘Essential Workers’, March 18, 2020
- Closing Every School in America Because of the Coronavirus Would Cost the US Economy $51 Billion a Month, March 17, 2020
- In Trying Times, Put Students' Needs First, March 17, 2020
- Michigan’s School Closures: What we Know About Pay, Testing, Meals and More, March 17, 2020
- May School Elections Could get Pushed to August Because of Coronavirus, March 17, 2020
- This is our ‘Greatest Generation’ Moment to Sacrifice for Others, March 16, 2020
- Coronavirus Closes Schools for Half of All Kids in the U.S., Now What?, March 16, 2020
- Michigan Expands Unemployment Benefits Amid Coronavirus Concerns to Include Sick Workers, Caregivers, March 16, 2020
- Questions About Michigan Coronavirus School Closings? We Have (Some) Answers, March 15, 2020
- Schools are Closing—There is a WAY for Learning to Continue, March 15, 2020
- The Best Thing Everyday Americans can do to Fight Coronavirus? #StayHome, Save Lives, March 15, 2020
- Whitmer Bans Public Events of Over 50 People, Down From Friday's Order of 250, March 16, 2020
- Coronavirus Closed Michigan Schools for 3 Weeks. CDC Says That's not Long Enough, March 13, 2020
- Uncertainty Abounds During ‘Unprecedented Situation’ After Governor Orders School Closure, March 13, 2020
- Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is Giving K-12 Schools his Videoconferencing Tools for Free, March 13, 2020
- Talking to Kids About Virus? Experts say be Calm and Honest, March 12, 2020
- CDC Recommends Schools Implement E-Learning Plans, March 12, 2020
- Coronavirus Quarantines Could rob Poor, Rural Students of Access to Education, March 10, 2020
- Schools Should 'Minimize Disruption' Over Coronavirus, CDC Official Says, March 3, 2020
- Schools Around West Michigan Prepare for COVID-19, March 2, 2020
- How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools, March 2, 2020
- How US Schools are Preparing for the Coronavirus, March 2, 2020
- Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children With Disabilities During the Coronavirus 2019 Disease Outbreak, CDC, March 2020
- Coronavirus and School Closures: What Are the Legal, Logistical Issues?, Feb. 28, 2020
- MI School Leaders, Health Officials Take Steps To Ease Fears Of Coronavirus Outbreak, Feb. 28, 2020
- Michigan School Leaders and Health Officials Take Proactive Steps to Ease Fears of a Possible Coronavirus Outbreak, Feb. 27, 2020
- Michigan Schools Scramble to Plan for a Potential Coronavirus Outbreak, Feb. 27, 2020