Private Schools Face Unique Advantages, Disadvantages During Mandated Closure
By Craig Manning | March 31, 2020
Schools in Michigan will remain closed until at least April 13 -- and it is widely speculated that Governor Gretchen Whitmer will officially end the 2019-2020 year in the next few days. And while public school teachers are still being paid through the mandated closure, things are more uncertain for private schools that rely on tuition instead of state funding.
Most private schools in the area are still collecting tuition, paying teachers, and providing instruction to students. Where many public schools have so far only implemented optional remote learning programs – and where the state has said it will not count these programs toward the mandatory instructional hours over the ...
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