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Detroit
5 hours ago

Rise & Shine: Is a ‘grand bargain’ in store for Michigan schools?

PHOTO: Lori Higgins/ChalkbeatFormer U.S. Secretary of Education John King speaks about education at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Education Inequalities

Detroit
19 hours ago

Is Michigan ready for a ‘grand bargain’ to improve its struggling education system?

Can Michigan see the same transformation that pushed Massachusetts to the top in the U.S.?

School accountability

Detroit
2 days ago

Concerned with state A-F grading system, Vitti says he’ll lobby for Detroit to keep its own plan

Detroit school leaders are adding a new twist to the pushback against the newly-enacted A-F letter grading system for Michigan schools.

meet and greet

Detroit
2 days ago

How Corletta Vaughn got elected to Detroit’s school board — and what she wants to get done

Corletta Vaughn is the newest elected member of the Detroit school board. Here's who put her in office — and how she hopes to move the district into the next educational galaxy.
Detroit
2 days ago

Rise & Shine: Enrollment is still trending down in Detroit

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Detroit Enrollment

Detroit
3 days ago

After a count day decline, officials say enrollment begins to rebound in Detroit’s district

Enrollment is a crucial part of the financial health of both the Detroit school district and charter schools in the city.
Detroit
January 11, 2019

Rise & Shine: Who’s to blame for unpaid teacher bonuses?

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where does the buck stop?

Detroit
January 10, 2019

Unpaid bonuses leave former Detroit charter school teachers steaming. But who’s on the hook?

19 teachers say they qualified for bonuses that were never paid. Who's on the hook?
Detroit
January 10, 2019

Rise & Shine: State education leaders fear federal violations, and potential penalties, with A-F law

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A-F Law

Detroit
January 9, 2019

Could Michigan’s new A-F law cost the state federal funding?

It's been controversial from the start. But now there are questions about whether Michigan's new A-F law could cost the state federal funding.

Improving Head Start

Detroit
January 8, 2019

Head Start grants will boost training, teacher recruitment

Difficulties recruiting and retaining Head Start teachers is a major problem facing the programs, and the grants issued Tuesday will help.
Detroit
January 8, 2019

Rise & Shine: Meet Vitti’s top advisers

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key players

Detroit
January 7, 2019

Meet the top administrators working behind the scenes to improve the Detroit district

These Detroit administrators have key roles to play in the historic effort to turn around Michigan's largest school district.
Detroit
January 4, 2019

Rise & Shine: How social justice and engineering can intersect for Detroit’s new high school

PHOTO: Ryan Southen, courtesy The Kresge FoundationThe former Bates Academy building on the campus of Marygrove College will be home to an innovative new “cradle…

University-Schools Partnership

Detroit
January 3, 2019

How social justice and engineering will shape a new Detroit high school at Marygrove

The deadline for applying to any of the examination schools in the Detroit school district — including the new school at Marygrove College — is Jan. 18.
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