(WWJ) -- Following up on her State of the State address Wednesday night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined WWJ live Thursday morning to emphasize the importance of kids going back to in-person learning.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic still lingering and schools facing challenges with in-person learning, Whitmer still said that children need to physically be in the classroom.
"We're going to continue to work with the local departments of public health," Whitmer said live on WWJ. "We have to start to do everything that we can as a state to support and get them back in person."
Whitmer said 98% of state school districts are learning in-person and it's "crucial" to make sure all schools are.
Whitmer added that children learn better when they are face-to-face with teachers.
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“We know it’s where they learn best. Remote learning is not as fulfilling or conducive to a child’s growth. In-person learning is critical to social development and mental health. That’s why we will do everything we can to keep kids in the classroom," said Whitmer.
The governor said the kids who are behind have to catch up and will catch up if we all work together and do everything we can to help them.
Whitmer said 2022 will be the third year in a row that she will make a record investment into education.
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She emphasized supporting those who support the kids -- like the counselors and social workers -- adding that the implementation of smaller class sizes and luring good people into teaching and keeping them in teaching is also considered to be of importance.
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