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School takes jab at encouraging teacher vaccinations

LANSING — Some Detroit teachers can now receive $500 and 16 hours of vacation time if they get a COVID-19 vaccine before June 30. That’s the closest a Michigan school district has come to a vaccine requirement, according to education leaders. The Michigan Education Association reports that almost 90% of surveyed school employees have had at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The MEA is the state’s largest union of teachers and other school personnel. Chrystal Wilson, the assistant superintendent of communications for Detroit Public Schools, said the district is ...

New wave

MARQUETTE — The first wave of students completing their studies in Northern Michigan University’s new mathematics graduate program have been announced. The graduates are Erik Flinn, whose research project is “Algebraic Structures and Variations: From Latin Squares to Lie ...

Commentary

“There’s no job out there, no career, that could be more important. At no time in your life will your work be more important. ”— Attorney General Dana Nessel talking with Capital News Service correspondents about the role of journalists. LANSING — After four years of bitter verbal ...

Cookies for caring

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University students have delivered cookies and brownies to various Marquette locations to express appreciation on behalf of NMU for the above-and-beyond efforts demonstrated by teachers, first responders and nursing home staff members during the pandemic. The ...

Environmental knowledge

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is partnering with the Michigan Learning Channel to provide environmentally focused instructional videos as part of the content for this new service. The MLC is a statewide distance-learning collaboration by public television stations to offer for students in kindergarten through third-grade instructional resources, available both over the air and on all digital devices. All six of Michigan’s public television stations are participating in the Michigan Learning Channel: Detroit Public TV (WTVS); WKAR ...

Out in the field : NMU nursing students help at vaccination clinics

MARQUETTE — For Northern Michigan University students studying in health care fields, hands-on experience is irreplaceable. The COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to obtain that experience because many courses were restructured to an online format. NMU nursing students who had previously ...