The "Return to Learn" plan allows districts to choose if and how students return to school in the fall. | stock photo
The "Return to Learn" plan allows districts to choose if and how students return to school in the fall. | stock photo
With the bipartisan plan recently passed by the Michigan Legislature, state Rep. Beth Griffin (R-Mattawan) said that she voted in favor of the measure because it would ensure that education is carried out in a way that makes the most sense for each local community where Michigan’s schools are located.
“The plan installs local control by empowering school districts to work with local health departments to determine the best mode of instruction for students in their area -- be it online, in person or hybrid,” Griffin wrote in a column on the Michigan House Republicans website.
In addition, the plan provides approximately $583 million in federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act funds to assist local school districts in overcoming the unique challenges posed by returning to school during a pandemic. Those funds will also help to cover benchmark testing intended to help families and educators to assess how individual students are progressing throughout the school year.
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