For the first time, administrators said the district is proposing authorizing a charter with an agreement that no more than 20% of its enrollment can be from DPSCD schools.
The district wanted to use the operating millage to pay off capital and revolving fund debts ahead of schedule. The ruling will not allow it.
The Detroit district’s school board held a work session on chronic absenteeism this week, floating their ideas to help kids get to school despite the city’s barriers.
The four-year graduation rate was 83% in 2025 – the highest it’s been since the state started using its current measures in 2007-08.
State Superintendent Glenn Maleyko praised the improvement in the high school graduation rate, but said there is more work to do.
The Department of Justice is investigating whether parents can take their kids out of classes with “gender ideology” lessons.
The current collective bargaining agreement is set to end June 30. Negotiations will likely start in the coming weeks.
The board voted Tuesday night to spend $1.7 million to hire additional security for the rest of the school year.
Tara Becker-Utess, an administrator at Mason High School, wants more students to take college prep classes.
The proposal aims to chip away at more of the $2.1 billion infrastructure needs the district identified in a 2018 analysis.