Almost half of school districts in Michigan are only offering remote learning, more than 9 months into the pandemic. | Stock Photo
Almost half of school districts in Michigan are only offering remote learning, more than 9 months into the pandemic. | Stock Photo
Remote instruction has become the norm at ten of the largest public school districts in Michigan, as COVID-19 severely limits face-to-face learning statewide.
More than 204,000 students attend the ten largest public school districts, and all grade levels within those districts are logging on from home due to the pandemic, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
Those public school districts include: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Utica Community Schools, Dearborn City School District, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Chippewa Valley Schools, Rochester Community School District, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Livonia Public Schools School District, Warren Consolidated Schools and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District had offered face-to-face learning from Sept. 8 through Nov. 16. But a rise in coronavirus cases led to the suspension of in-person instruction for the safety of students and faculty.
In December, 398 public school districts, which accounts for 48% of all districts in the state, were offering remote learning only, and 11 districts, which accounts for 1% of all districts, allowed only in-person learning, according to the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative report.
More than half of school districts in the state are giving parents the option of allowing their children to physically come to school or to stay home and learn remotely.
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