The Utica Community Schools (UCS) district said it is “leveraging partnerships” to increase the availability of vaccines to its staff while it moves toward more in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Education leaders say teacher shortages, learning loss among top issues at Michigan schools
Officials call on lawmakers to release funding
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DETROIT – On Tuesday, the K-12 Alliance of Michigan representing hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and schools held a roundtable to give a glimpse of issues facing students, teachers and learning.
One issue being the $1.6 billion federal allocation signed by then-President Donald Trump that has not yet shown in the state as well as the debate over who should control what in Lansing.
“We need the governor and Legislature to come together and commit to putting politics aside, getting the stimulus money out the door and getting a budget put in place by June 1 that put the needs of our students first,” said Robert McCann with K-12 Alliance of Michigan.
It s unacceptable : Michigan superintendents admonish legislature for holding education funds
By Jack Nissen
Michigan superintendents want Republican lawmakers to release education funds
As parents and districts are planning to get children back in the classroom next month, school leaders say the Republican leadership is stalling progress by not releasing federal funds. We re caught in the middle of this political struggle in Lansing. It s not a great place to be, said Kevin Miller, the Superintendent of St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency. .tying these dollars to health-related debates is unacceptable. It s unconscionable, said Peter Spadafore, the deputy executive director for external affairs at the state s association of superintendents and administrators.
LANSING, Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday pressed state lawmakers to allocate billions in federal COVID-19 aid, warning that a delay could slow Michig