Michigan student test scores slump, as COVID halts slow progress
by Ron French, Tracie Mauriello, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) and Koby Levin (Chalkbeat) Test scores in Michigan schools slumped during the past academic year, as educators and students scrambled to adjust amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. Results released Tuesday from the M-STEP, the state’s federally-mandated standardized test given to students in grades 3-7, and similar tests given in grades […]
Memo: Whitmer staff reviews FOIA requests, even though she’s exempt from law
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is not subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, but an internal memo shows her legal team is asking to review any communications from her office before they are released to the public by state departments that must follow the law. Whitmer’s spokesperson called the policy […]
MCS only school district in Washtenaw without mask mandate
Two weeks ago when Manchester Community Schools shared their Return to School Plan, Manchester was one of about half of the public school districts in Washtenaw County not requiring masks indoors. At that time, the county’s COVID-19 transmission rate was “Moderate.” Last week, as our county’s COVID-19 transmission level has risen to “High,” things changed […]
St. Mary Church Manchester will offer a series on The Real Presence
submitted by Betty Cummings St Mary Parish is offering a series of six sessions that help explain why Catholics believe the literal understanding of John’s Gospel chapter 6. The “The Real Presence” series dives into Scripture, historical Christianity, and the evidence found through scientific investigation of mysterious appearances of human tissue and blood on a […]
School board resolves to sell Ackerson to Aspire, approves new hires
by Julia Forrest As kids return to school Monday, the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education convened August 16th in a regular session to discuss and vote on proposed school plans, handbooks, and policies ahead of the upcoming school year. The regular meeting began with Vice President Mike Austin approving the minutes of the meeting […]
Manchester Area Non-profit Roundtable
The next gathering of representatives of the Manchester area non-profit groups is scheduled for Tuesday, September 21st, at 7 pm in-person at the K.J.House located at 302 E. Main Street. Matt Pegouskie of Five Healthy Towns Foundation is planning to present at this meeting on the 5HF One Big Thing website. Every non-profit organization in […]
Chelsea Adult Learners Institute announces fall classes
Joan Gaughan, Adult Learning Institute In what we can all hope are the waning days of the pandemic, some of us are realizing that this “normal” won’t be quite like the old “normal” … if there ever was such a thing. Like many other people and institutions, we have had to learn to rely more […]
Road work this week
There will be continue to be intermittent lane closures for drainage control and forestry on multiple roads throughout the Manchester area this week. The work on Hogan Rd between Allen Rd and the old gravel pit entrance in Bridgewater Township that was supposed to have started last week will start this week instead. The road […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – September 2021
The September 2021 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 3. Sept 2021 pg 1-3 8-25 Download the calendar here: 4. Sep Cal. 2021 8-25
500,000-plus jobless Michigan workers brace to lose unemployment benefits
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) More than a half-million unemployed Michigan residents are preparing to lose all or part of their jobless benefits at the end of next week when federal pandemic-related unemployment programs expire. The transition will leave fewer than 100,000 state residents receiving jobless benefits in September, down from a record 2.1 million […]
