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‘It makes us better teachers because we’re not carrying it inside’: How a Detroit preschool helps teachers cope with the stress of the job
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
‘It makes us better teachers because we’re not carrying it inside’: How a Detroit preschool helps teachers cope with the stress of the job

As their students cope with violence and fear, this Detroit Head Start network began group sessions that use reflective supervision to help teachers cope with secondary trauma.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | June 26, 2019
Study suggests ‘deck might be stacked’ against African-American teachers in Michigan
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Study suggests ‘deck might be stacked’ against African-American teachers in Michigan

A policy brief by Michigan State University researchers finds that teachers of color are more likely than their white peers to receive low ratings on annual evaluations.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | May 23, 2019
Inside Detroit’s efforts to address one of the biggest obstacles to better schools: sky-high absenteeism
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Inside Detroit’s efforts to address one of the biggest obstacles to better schools: sky-high absenteeism

Faced with one of the nation's highest chronic absence rates, the Detroit district is spending $9 million to focus on attendence and get students back to class.

By 
Erin Einhorn
and
Lori Higgins
 | April 23, 2019
Thousands of Detroit students leave the city every day to go to school. A new study helps explain why.
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Thousands of Detroit students leave the city every day to go to school. A new study helps explain why.

A new study sheds light on why Detroit students are leaving the city for school.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | April 15, 2019
Watch: We asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about schools in Michigan. Here’s what she said.
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Watch: We asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about schools in Michigan. Here’s what she said.

In future years, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she’d like to see a more substantial overhaul to the way Michigan schools are funded.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | April 9, 2019
Gov. Whitmer wants universal pre-K by the end of her four-year term. Will there be enough teachers?
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Gov. Whitmer wants universal pre-K by the end of her four-year term. Will there be enough teachers?

In an interview with Chalkbeat, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out an ambitious timeline for offering preschool to all Michigan four-year-olds.

By 
Koby Levin
,
Erin Einhorn
and
Lori Higgins
 | April 5, 2019
City commission moves forward with A-F grades for Detroit schools, bucking new state rating system
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
City commission moves forward with A-F grades for Detroit schools, bucking new state rating system

The Community Education Commission in Detroit is moving forward with a plan to assign A-F letter grades to every school in the city, holding its ground in a battle over who defines what a good school looks like in Michigan.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | March 18, 2019
Whitmer: Michigan needs ‘bold’ changes to fix schools — not just more money
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Whitmer: Michigan needs ‘bold’ changes to fix schools — not just more money

Michigan’s new governor called for “bold” changes to the way schools are funded — though she’s not saying what those changes could be.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | February 13, 2019
Universal pre-K for Detroit? Affordable child care? How Michigan could spend new federal funds
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Universal pre-K for Detroit? Affordable child care? How Michigan could spend new federal funds

Federal funding for child care in Michigan got an unexpected boost, with a $63 million increase last year. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan wants to use it for universal pre-kindergarten, but advocates have other suggestions.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | February 7, 2019
Here’s how Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids advocates are trying to put early childhood education on the state policy agenda in Lansing
FROM Chalkbeat Detroit
Here’s how Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids advocates are trying to put early childhood education on the state policy agenda in Lansing

Parents from Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids plan to converge on the capitol next week for an “Early Education 101” session with lawmakers that organizers say is the first significant early-childhood event to be held in the capitol in about a decade.

By 
Erin Einhorn
 | January 17, 2019

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