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Hi, I’m Lori Higgins for Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.
A youth advocate was appointed to the DPSCD for a short term that ends Dec. 31. Jeremiah Steen was chosen by the board this week during a meeting in which he and another candidate were interviewed. Steen, who ran unsuccessfully for the board in 2024, told Hannah Dellinger that he hopes to encourage other young people in Detroit to get involved with the school district.
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Detroit school board appoints 25-year-old youth advocate as its newest member
Jeremiah Steen hopes his time on the DPSCD board will inspire other young people to run in the future. He will serve through the end of December.
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Philly schools ask communities to help shape transition plan as controversial closures move ahead
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What We’re Reading
Detroit kids can't afford to miss the first day of school, Detroit Free Press (Paywall, Opinion)
Applications show popularity of Michigan free pre-K, state says, Detroit Free Press
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