There was a flurry of news activity on Friday surrounding the online learning districts are pushing to deliver for students and how the state was going to count that toward requirements for student contact time this school year.

The short version:

There’s a lot that the state doesn’t know yet that we need to figure out. Right now, we need to stay focused on everyone’s health and safety, provide certainty for school employees and districts where we can, and make long-term decisions about what’s best for students as we know what the path ahead looks like.

The long version…

Source: Clarity on Instructional Time News from Friday – Michigan Education Association