Research on attendance incentives is mixed, and some experts worry that such efforts don’t address the family circumstances that lead many students to miss school.

One issue we’re watching: a lawsuit the Detroit school district filed against the state over a dispute about millage revenue.

The Detroit school district wants to use revenue from an 18-mill operating millage to pay off its remaining debt.

Kelley Cusmano teaches student leadership and English language arts at Rochester High School.

The election for the Detroit school board could determine the direction the district heads in the future.

The millage is important for Detroit because revenue from the millage goes toward paying off debt.

There are 22 candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board in what could be a pivotal race for the district.

Many of the other proposed changes to the public participation policy would put in writing current practices of the board.

The tutoring program comes with some strict rules for students, who must attend every session in order to receive the money.

High rates of chronic absenteeism continue to impede efforts to improve academic achievement