The coronavirus child care crunch is falling hardest on low-income families of color, many of whom work in-person jobs in sanitation, grocery, and health care that the state has defined as “essential.” When these families have young students learning online, many parents find that they have no safe place to send their children during the work day.
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Bates Academy student excited to resume in-person instruction
‘I want face-to-face learning with precautions’
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After week one, attendance down in the Detroit school district as 78% of students show up for class
After a week of instruction in the Detroit school district, just 78% of the students who signed up for online or face-to-face learning have shown up for class.
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PHOTOS: Masks and remote learning mark first day of school in Detroit
Gray clouds and a steady rain greeted students and parents arriving for their first day of the new school year with Detroit Public Schools Community District. New safety protocols and temperature checks kicked off the start of school. Yet, most families chose to learn online.
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Temperature checks, hand sanitizer, and airplane arms greet Detroit students on the first day of school
Tuesday marked the official start to the 2020-21 school year in Michigan. While some districts and charters had already begun classes weeks earlier, Tuesday was the first day for the 51,000 students who attend the Detroit Public Schools Community District, as well as for students attending more than three dozen other districts in metro Detroit.
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Here’s what 51,000 Detroit students can expect the first day of school to look like
Virtual assemblies. Eating lunch in the classroom. Sitting six feet apart: These are just some of the changes students might experience when the Detroit school district welcomes nearly 51,000 students back to virtual or physical classrooms on Sept. 8.
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DPSCD support staff say they’ve been left out of school reopening plans
Paraprofessionals, office employees and food service workers are the latest groups to denounce Detroit Public Schools’ reopening plans. Amid negotiations, support staff say they demand the same health and safety protocols given to teachers.
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Opinion: After a fellow Black girl was detained for not doing her schoolwork, I fought for her freedom
At 17, I find this work daunting but essential.
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Some Detroit schools are going all-remote if not enough teachers want to return to classrooms
Last week, school principals started asking teachers if they prefer to teach in person or remotely. School resumes Sept. 8 for the district’s 51,000 students.
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Detroit teachers vote to allow union leadership to call ‘safety’ strike over COVID concerns
Detroit teachers have overwhelmingly voted to authorize union leadership to call a strike if the school district doesn’t meet their demands to start the school year online.