BERKLEY, Mich. It has been challenging work for nearly two dozen Metro Detroit school districts that have rolled out their back to school plans. So what has the first week of remote learning looked like like for students and their families? But shes up for the adventure that is remote learning. Remote teachers are working longer hours because they cant turn it off. Without question, teachers, students and families are having a heavy learning curve adjusting to the new education plans.

At least a third of children couldn’t access remote learning when the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, creating “a global education emergency,” the U.N. children’s agency said. At the height of lockdowns meant to curb the pandemic, nearly 1.5 billion children were affected by school closures, UNICEF said. “For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, there was no such a thing as remote learning,” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said. The highest number of children affection by region were in South Asia, at least 147 million, according to the report. The youngest children are also most likely to miss out on remote learning during critical years, the report said, largely due to challenges and limitations to online learning for young children and lack of assets at home.

DETROIT A deal to help fund the upcoming school year has passed and is making its way to Michigan Gov. I dont think that some of the things they oppose in the package are a death knell to education. And were allowing school districts to do a virtual or in person, or both, said Republican Michigan State Representative, Aaron Miller. I think thats a good thing thats local control at its best. Education in Michigan

(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Heres a table of select Michigan districts listing how each plans to start the 2020-21 academic year, and a link to their website or official plan. Hybrid start means the district is offering virtual, in-person or a mix of both options to start the academic year. Please contact us with updates on districts or information from districts that we are missing.

DETROIT Protests over in-person summer school in Detroit have continued for a second week. Nearly a dozen protesters were arrested last week for blocking school buses from picking up children for summer school classes. In-person summer school is being offered at 25 Detroit Public Schools Community District facilities. After the arrests, school buses were able to leave the bus garage to go pick up kids for summer school. Read more: Fight over in-person summer school in Detroit heads to court

The states top leader will be making an announcement tomorrow. For weeks much of the state has waited for the go-ahead from state officials and Whitmer to move into phase five of the states six phase reopening plan. Phase five includes the reopening of businesses such as gyms and theaters. When asked if the governor felt vindicated by the rise in cases in the early open states, she didnt answer explicitly. She also said she knew governors from recently hard hit states have been reaching out to other states for help and guidance but said she was not aware of any of them contacting Michigan.