Stories tagged: "school board"

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Education There’s More Behind Critical Race Theory Than You Think

Yes, Michigan schools are teaching about race. Here’s how. 

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans April 28, 2022 8:00 am EDT
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Coronavirus Why Are Schools Open? This Michigan Custodian and His Colleagues Have Taken Fewer Days off to Make It Happen.

It was an unspoken rule that you couldn’t take time off unless you needed to and had coverage. But that’s what was needed to reopen Michigan schools.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans March 18, 2022 9:03 am EDT
Law and Policy Students hug at a memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Law and Policy ‘Thoughts and Love and Prayers Don’t go far Enough’: What Hasn’t Changed Since Oxford HS Shooting

From wearing clear backpacks to having their social media monitored, Oxford High School students have had to bear the brunt of changes following a shooting at their school. Meanwhile, Michigan Democrats are working to bring change to keep everyone safe. 

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver January 11, 2022 9:52 am EST
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Coronavirus How Michigan School Board Races Are in the Crosshairs of a Political War on COVID Safety

A culture war hinging in part on COVID-19 has developed across the nation. Michigan’s school board races could be the central battleground. 

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver November 3, 2021 1:52 pm EDT
Education Michigan parents and residents can get involved with local education beyond electing school board members.
Education Keep Going Michigan: How to Work in Education Without Running for Office

Use the momentum from election 2020 to ensure your schools are performing the way you want, ‘Ganders.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain November 30, 2020 10:01 am EST

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This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee, shows handwritten notes by Richard Donoghue, former acting Deputy Attorney General, displayed at a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, June 23, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (House Select Committee via AP) January 6 Top Takeaways from the Fifth Jan. 6th Hearing That Examined Trump’s Schemes to Manipulate the Department of Justice
A burn pit at a US base. (Image via Shutterstock) Healthcare Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits While in Afghanistan and Elsewhere Could Soon Get the Help They Need
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Math teacher Cristal Nichols with her students. Opinion Op-Ed: “The Library at My School Sits Dormant”
Politics Black Lives Matter activists in Port Huron, Michigan.
Politics Keep Going Michigan: You Voted. What Now?

Today's voters can be tomorrow's leaders, explain Michigan activists. All it takes is turning political activation into political action.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel November 17, 2020 3:57 pm EST
Education Former teacher and school social worker Laurie Oldford.
Education How the Pandemic Transformed Michigan’s School Boards

This retired teacher had no idea what her first term on the Port Huron Areas School Board would be like, but “somebody had to do it,” she said.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 2, 2020 1:52 pm EDT