There are 34 people running for seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District board. Three of them are running for a partial two-year term.

With five open seats on the seven-member board, there is potential for the governing body’s new majority to change the district’s strategies and policies. Would change help or put DPSCD’s progress at risk?

The Detroit school district is using its facility master plan to significantly improve its buildings, including adding air conditioning to many of them.

A Chalkbeat analysis found the percentages of DPSCD students at or above proficiency in math surpassed the combined average scores of suburban and city charter schools in nearly every grade on the M-STEP.

Researchers say DPSCD’s long-term improvement over the years across all grades and subjects suggests systemic changes are paying off. However, the district’s proficiency rates remain behind statewide averages.

The school board president also said she wants the district to invest more in girls’ sports.

Michigan students began school Monday with new cell phone restrictions as one of the big new rules.

DPSCD held two meetings this week to respond to questions raised after a content creator posted a series of videos critical of the district.

Iris Taylor was a member of the first school board elected for the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

The DPSCD board approved a two-year contract with members of the Detroit Federation of Teachers without any public discussion