Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit

Some current and former staff at Thirkell Elementary-Middle School have complained that the school had a retaliatory environment under the leadership of Stephanie Gaines.

The two-year deal increases pay for teachers across the board and includes several new benefits.

“We recognize coming to college is an investment,” said Wayne State University President Kimberly Andrews Espy of efforts to help students afford college.

Teachers at Thirkell Elementary-Middle School in Detroit have complained about the now-suspended principal at recent school board meetings.

Anyone in Michigan can enroll in Degree Forward, which has hubs in Detroit and Huron County.

Hundreds of metro Detroit educators learned earlier this month they’ll receive scholarships to visit the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta.

The Detroit school district last week approved extending the superintendent’s term to 2028.

Sherry Gay-Dagnogo cast the lone dissenting vote on Superintendent Nikolai Vitti’s contract extension, citing the timing of the vote.

NAF, an education nonprofit, operates 30 career academies in 20 high schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District