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Candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board include an incumbent, former board members, educators, community leaders, parents, and some newcomers.

Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said there are protections in place to avoid the issues that have arisen in other school districts that contracted with Paper

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U.S. District Judge Stephen Roth had ruled that in order to desegregate Detroit schools, a cross-district busing plan needed to be in place.

Two of the three incumbents on the Detroit school board have opted not to run for reelection.

Advocates say proposed changes to Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program would ‘turn back the dial’ on progress.

Casi un tercio de los estudiantes de Michigan estuvieron crónicamente ausentes durante el año escolar 2022-23, una de las tasas más altas en el país.

Nearly half attend schools with high concentrations of poverty, while funding disparities undermine recovery from learning loss.

A survey of Michigan residents found wide support for higher salaries for beginning teachers.