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Hello! It’s Lori from Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.
A new effort to improve attendance in Detroit schools (as well as expand access to safe transportation) will allow students to ride city buses for free.
The City Council on Tuesday approved the program. Students can ride at no cost beginning Wednesday, as long as they show their school ID. You can learn more here.
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Detroit students to be able to ride city buses for free starting Wednesday
The Detroit City Council approved an initiative that will provide free city bus passes to Detroit students ages 5 to 19.
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Macquline King, interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, hired as permanent leader
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Is Memphis pulling too many students with disabilities from taking state standardized tests?
More than 2,500 students with disabilities in Memphis-Shelby County Schools took alternate standardized tests last year, which means they can’t earn traditional diplomas.
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What We’re Reading
Despite myths, Michigan spends less on schools than it did a generation ago, Detroit News (Opinion)
Michigan expert: Rural students face barriers to college access, Michigan Independent
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