Michigan schools face financial pressure to open classrooms as COVID cases rise

Mar 19, 2021 | COVID19 Research - Education Policy, Media, Media - COVID19

EPIC IN THE NEWS Michigan schools face financial pressure to open classrooms as COVID cases rise  DATE:  March 18, 2021 A spike in COVID-19 outbreaks inside K-12 schools is happening just as many Michigan districts are opening their doors five days a week for the...

Michigan GOP: Cancel standardized tests and 3rd grade reading law this year

Mar 19, 2021 | COVID19 Research - Education Policy, Media, Media - COVID19, Media - RBG3, Read by Grade Three

EPIC IN THE NEWS Michigan GOP: Cancel standardized tests and 3rd grade reading law this year  DATE:  March 18, 2021 The standardized test used in Michigan schools and a controversial law that would hold back third-graders who are poor readers would both be...

Will Michigan hold back again on third-grade reading retention law?

Mar 9, 2021 | COVID19 Research - Education Policy, Media, Media - COVID19, Media - RBG3, Read by Grade Three

EPIC IN THE NEWS Will Michigan hold back again on third-grade reading retention law?  DATE:  March 8, 2021 Educators say they will not enforce Michigan’s controversial third-grade reading law that requires them to hold back students who are behind as...

How the pandemic hit students in Michigan’s most disadvantaged schools hardest

Mar 7, 2021 | COVID19 Research - Education Policy, Media, Media - COVID19, Media - Partnership Model, Partnership Model

EPIC IN THE NEWS How the pandemic hit students in Michigan’s most disadvantaged schools hardest  DATE:  March 6, 2021 Michigan has over 800 school districts that all individually felt the pain of COVID-19, but the state’s Partnership schools and districts were...

Third-graders return to classroom, but are they prepared to succeed?

Mar 3, 2021 | COVID19 Research - Education Policy, Media, Media - COVID19, Media - Partnership Model, Media - RBG3, Partnership Model, Read by Grade Three

EPIC IN THE NEWS Third-graders return to classroom, but are they prepared to succeed?  DATE:  March 2, 2021 In the summer of 2019, the Michigan Department of Education contracted with Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) on a...

Whitmer says schools can reopen safely, legislature must pass COVID budget in latest update

Feb 26, 2021 | COVID19 Research - Education Policy, Media, Media - COVID19

EPIC IN THE NEWS Whitmer says schools can reopen safely, legislature must pass COVID budget in latest update  DATE:  February 25, 2021 “As of today, 83% of school districts are currently back in-person according to a report from our research partners at EPIC...