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5 Things To Know Plus Michigan Schools In Danger Of Major Teacher Layoffs, District Closures
Episode 506

5 Things To Know Plus Michigan Schools In Danger Of Major Teacher Layoffs, District Closures

Daily Detroit · Ron French, Jer Staes, Sven Gustafson

May 14, 202028m 5s

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Show Notes

On today's show:

1:02 An update on where we stand on the Coronavirus statewide

6:05 The City of Detroit is greatly expanding testing, finding out some trends and will offer testing to barber shops, salons and dentists when they open

11:05 A protest is planned in the Capitol - again - and this time there would be arrests if people brandish weapons

14:05 The Coronavirus is decimating Michigan's budget, and one of the worst-hit areas could be our schools. Ron French from Bridge Magazine joins us to talk about the possibility of up to a 25% cut which would mean teacher layoffs, increased class sizes, and even possible district closures. Here's his piece: https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/gop-leader-25-percent-cuts-michigan-schools-coronavirus

24:25 We update you on some reopenings like Supino and Avalon

26:30 A pair of Detroit non-profits are giving away 10,000 facemasks

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