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Hi, I’m Lori Higgins for Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.
A new rule in the Detroit Public Schools Community District kicks in this school year and it targets parents who repeatedly take their kids out of school early without having a legitimate reason. Hannah’s story explains that the district will limit the number of times a parent can do this, and the reasons why. You can read more here.
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Local News
Detroit school district to hold parents accountable for too many unexcused early sign-outs
Around Chalkbeat
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What We’re Reading
The tough solution shrinking Michigan school districts face, Times Herald (Opinion)
Declining enrollment tests rural Michigan schools, Holland Sentinel (Opinion)
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