Detroit

DPSCD's approach to de-escalating parent conflicts and addressing complaints

One of the goals of the Family, Advocacy, Intervention, and Restoration office is to keep students in the district.

Can failing a reading test have an unexpected upside?

Research suggests two groups of students who fell just short of a reading benchmark learned more afterward.

Detroit needs more special education teachers. MSU partnership aims to help.

Also, Chalkbeat loses a beloved colleague, storyteller, and mentor.

New Detroit school board members on priorities, working with Vitti

Five new DPSCD board members were elected Tuesday. Here's what they want to focus on.

DPSCD results: Several familiar names and two newcomers lead in school board races

The election of five people to the Detroit school board could change the direction of the district.

Absenteeism isn’t getting much attention on the campaign trail, despite its effect on kids and schools

About 27% of Michigan’s K-12 students last school year were chronically absent.

Exclusive: Some Detroit school board candidates’ campaign expenses draw questions

Eleven candidates for the DPSCD board in the Nov. 3 election raised more than $108,000, recently filed campaign statements show.

Whitmer asks fed for clarity on scholarship tax credit; What do teachers learn from LETRS?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asks the treasury secretary for clarity on federal tax program, plus a look at what K-5 teachers learn from science of reading training.

Libraries making a comeback in DPSCD schools?

The district is proposing adding libraries to 89 schools, many years after budget cuts forced their closure

Michigan struggles with student literacy. Other states have some lessons.

Michigan education officials have looked toward other states, such as Massachusetts and New Jersey for inspiration on improving literacy.

Exclusive: 4 Detroit school board candidates have felony convictions

Voter Guide: What Michigan's State Board of Education candidates would do to improve education

Candidates are vying for two seats that include eight-year terms.

Too young to vote, but these students have lots to say about DPSCD election

Students say they want to see a focus on building conditions, transportation, and arts funding.

Will Michigan opt into the federal school tax credit?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has until Jan. 1 to opt Michigan into the program in order for the state to participate in 2027. What could it mean for public schools?

DPSCD board candidates weigh in on small schools

Chalkbeat asked candidates vying for five Detroit school board seats what the district should do about its small, costly schools.

What's happened since this suburban busing program launched?

An integration program in Boston produced modest test-score gains — and remarkably large increases in college graduation.

Are Detroit students better off under DPSCD? School board candidates weigh in.

Chalkbeat asked school board candidates to reflect on the district’s challenges and successes 10 years later.

How to fix Michigan’s literacy crisis? Start with poverty, experts say

Also, 5 Detroit school board candidates running as ‘anti-fascist’ slate calling for Vitti’s firing

Why did K-2 reading growth slow last year in the Detroit district?

DPSCD administrators say it's time to shift strategies in early literacy so more proficient students can push through to read at grade level.

What to do about expiring literacy money in DPSCD? Board candidates have some thoughts.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District received $94.4 million from the state to settle a federal right-to-read lawsuit.

Voting in the DPSCD school board race? One thing you need to know before looking at the ballot.

Also, check out our Spanish translation of an important story about funding for English language learners in Michigan.

How would the DPSCD board candidates address chronic absenteeism?

The next DPSCD board will shape how the district addresses chronic absenteeism. Here's where some of the candidates stand on the issue.

Here's what's at stake in the Nov. 3 vote for the DPSCD board

There is potential for the governing body’s new majority to drastically change the district’s strategies and policies.

Michigan chronic absenteeism falls again, but more than 1 in 4 students miss too much school

The Detroit Public Schools Community District continued to see improvements in its chronic absenteeism rate, which was at 60% at the end of the 2025-26 school year.

Analysis: Detroit district narrows gap with charter schools in M-STEP results

DPSCD students fared better in math in most grades compared to the combined scores of suburban and city charter schools on the state assessment.