The new contract would include performance bonuses for attendance agents, higher maximum teacher salaries, and requirements around how many students with autism can be placed in general education homerooms.
Early childhood innovation, literacy bills, and Cooley demo
In Battle Creek, a new program providing free housing to early childhood educators launched on the same day Grand Rapids unveiled a new early childhood center located in a transit hub.
Parents, if you're searching for a school, we have tips for you
Detroit has a little more than 100 schools run by DPSCD and about 80 charter schools. Chalkbeat compiled expert tips to help parents navigate a complicated school choice system.
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, four schools are shutting down. The Barack Obama Leadership Academy charter school may close if leaders aren’t able to find a new authorizer.
Pink slips, cancelled contracts, cutting employee health plans
From Florida to California, large school districts are poised to make painful budget cuts driven by inflation, enrollment declines, rising healthcare costs, and the end of pandemic aid.
Detroit’s Paul Robeson Malcolm X school gets new leadership as longtime principal is reassigned
Jeffery Robinson, principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, will no longer lead the K-8 school due to several disciplinary incidents, Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.
Two lawmakers in the Michigan House have introduced legislation that would allow school districts to waive key rules, such as seat-time requirements, to make it easier to implement innovative ideas.
Inequities in access to advanced classes in Michigan
The Education Trust-Midwest says students of color, students from low-income homes, students with disabilities, and students from rural and urban communities lack access to advanced classes.
Riding city buses is now free for Detroit students, but they still have to deal with long school commutes
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield pushed for free bus service for Detroit children. Now, the city says it is working to address the misalignment between bus routes and school schedules.
These middle schoolers are examining AI — and questioning its impact on their lives
From cheating concerns to game design, students at Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy are weighing how AI is shaping their learning and future opportunities.
New lawsuit seeks equitable funding for DPSCD, while yellow bus pilot pays off for one Detroit high school
A Troy attorney has filed a lawsuit against the state on behalf of a parent and her two children enrolled in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The lawsuit seeks equitable funding for the district.
These parents and kids are condemning AI in schools and calling for a moratorium
After a contentious proposal for an AI high school was nixed earlier this week, more than 100 New Yorkers demanded a moratorium on artificial intelligence use in schools. The board meeting lasted seven hours.
An after-school boost, and a final decision of non-renewal for Obama charter school
After Mayor Mary Sheffield asked DPSCD to put the money it used to spend on city bus passes toward new programs. The district said this week the money covers programs at three schools.
Trump administration overhaul to college access program met with bipartisan criticism
Changes to TRIO’s Talent Search program could hurt students from low-income backgrounds, a group of U.S. senators has told Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
Wayne County will consider new schooling options for its juvenile detention facility
DPSCD recently approved a one-year contract with the charter that operates in the juvenile detention facility. Wayne County officials say they will consider other options for educating kids in detention.
Detroit district’s safety funding more than doubles after other Michigan schools reject it
After agreeing to a controversial waiver that hundreds of other Michigan districts did not sign, DPSCD will get a portion of the state dollars they forfeited.
These 4 Detroit district schools are closing. What will happen to their students?
J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy, Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School, Catherine Blackwell Institute, and Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School will all permanently close in June.
Report: Many Metro Detroit families want their kids in after-school programs but don’t have access
Research shows out-of-school programs can improve school day attendance, student behavior, and academic outcomes. Families in southeast Michigan want to see more opportunities.
Free bus fare for students prompts discussion on whether Detroit has enough welcoming spaces for youth
A week after the Detroit City Council approved free bus fare for students, member Gabriela Santiago-Romero raised concerns about whether the city’s core is welcoming enough.
Detroit school district begins to weigh options for the end of $94.4 million literacy lawsuit settlement
The $94.4 million settlement DPSCD got from Michigan will run out by the end of next school year. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti wants to keep the hundreds of reading interventionists hired with the funds.
