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Detroit
2 days ago

Rise & Shine: Why Michigan blocks high school students from earning more college credits

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College Access

Detroit
2 days ago

Michigan is struggling to put kids through college. So why is a promising solution stuck in first gear?

Why is a program known to prepare students for college stalled in Michigan?
Detroit
3 days ago

Rise & Shine: Michigan expulsions are down. So why are advocates for students concerned?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her first State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Rise & Shine is Chalkbeat’s morning digest…

School discipline

Detroit
February 13, 2019

Michigan schools have expelled fewer students, but that may not be cause for celebration

Expulsions in Michigan are down, but does that mean fewer students are getting kicked out of school for long periods of time?

state of the state

Detroit
February 12, 2019

Whitmer: Michigan needs ‘bold’ changes to fix schools — not just more money

Michigan’s new governor called for “bold” changes to the way schools are funded — though she’s not saying what those changes could be.

Teacher Shortages

Detroit
February 12, 2019

Report: Michigan’s teacher supply is dwindling and the state is doing little about it

Does Michigan have a teacher shortage? Maybe not statewide, but this report suggests a coming problem.
Detroit
February 12, 2019

Rise & Shine: A leg up on college

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extra credit

Detroit
February 11, 2019

Detroit students to get more chances to earn college credit at no cost

The Detroit district is striving to offer more college dual enrollment courses for high school students.

Check Mate

Detroit
February 8, 2019

Here’s why Detroit’s school district is trying to bring chess to more students

The Detroit school district is making a bigger investment in chess as officials recognize the kind of academic skills students gain from participating in the activity.
Detroit
February 8, 2019

Rise & Shine: The debate over how to spend millions of new dollars for Michigan’s youngest children

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Windfall

Detroit
February 7, 2019

Universal pre-K for Detroit? Affordable child care? How Michigan could spend new federal funds

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan quickly identified that money as a way to pay for the universal pre-K system he envisions for Detroit but other advocates say the money should be used to help parents afford child care so they can work or go to school.
Detroit
February 7, 2019

Rise & Shine: Tough trade-offs for families as snow days mount

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winter weather

Detroit
February 6, 2019

Tough tradeoffs for families as snow days accumulate in Detroit

Snow days are an unavoidable reality. They are especially hard on poor families.

a morning with...

Detroit
February 5, 2019

The view from room 117: How one Detroit teacher is helping her fifth-graders read like fifth-graders

Reading class at this Detroit elementary school is full of triumph, frustration, and sweetness.
Detroit
February 4, 2019

Rise & Shine: Fewer charter schools are opening in Detroit

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