Stories tagged: "CARES Act"

Economy Michigan Families Left to Suffer as Federal Coronavirus Support Stalls

"No amount of hard work, grit, or sheer determination can fix what has happened," said Michigan mom Katie Carls.

Education This Small Michigan College Landed Almost $20 Million During the Pandemic. Others Weren’t So Lucky.

While struggling public universities worry about fall enrollment, this mid-Michigan private college got CARES Act support courtesy Education Sec. Betsy DeVos.

Education Michigan Teachers: Without Federal Funding We’re Not Going to Be Able to Reopen Safely

Teachers like Kim Eberhard say Michigan’s public school students deserve more when it comes to returning to classrooms in the fall, even in remote districts like hers.

Business How Trump’s Paycheck Protection Program Has Left So Many Michigan Businesses Behind

A Michigan businessman has reached out to the city, to the state, and to the federal level to get assistance. The reforms to the PPP leave people like him behind.

Education Betsy DeVos Sends Coronavirus Money to Private Schools, Including One That Says It Is Not a Cult

Of the coronavirus relief money spent on education by Secretary DeVos to date, $50 million has gone to theological schools and seminaries. $500 million has gone to private schools overall.