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Leadership & Management

Detroit
18 hours ago

Q&A with Detroit schools chief Vitti: ‘Some doors … are opening up to what DPSCD can do.’ 

Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, in a wide-ranging interview with Chalkbeat Detroit, talked about facilities, curriculum, and his dream job.
Detroit
1 day ago

Rise & Shine: Come hear what Detroit students have to say about life in school

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students speak out

Detroit
2 days ago

Come hear six Detroit students as they take the stage Friday to share their school experiences

Detroit students will take the stage this Friday to share their school experiences with the community.
Detroit
August 16, 2019

Rise & Shine: Why open a new school when enrollment is declining?

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new schools

Detroit
August 15, 2019

Q&A: This charter school leader says his company’s new school will ‘be better’ than the neighboring district

This charter leader explains why he's opening a new school in a state that's losing students.
Detroit
August 15, 2019

Why the Detroit school district wants your musical instrument, and the latest on letter grades for schools

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Boosting Fine Arts

Detroit
August 14, 2019

Amid arts push, Detroit schools want your old tubas, trumpets, and more

Detroit's main district r it is encouraging people to donate their gently used instruments to support their reinvestment in the arts.

grading schools

Detroit
August 13, 2019

State officials: No A-F letter grades for Michigan schools by Sept. 1

A new law requires the Michigan Department of Education to issue letter grades by Sept. 1, but that isn't going to happen, officials say.
Detroit
August 13, 2019

Rise & Shine: Will Barack Obama’s name help a struggling Detroit charter?

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Name Changes?

Detroit
August 12, 2019

A struggling school hitches its future to a popular president by changing its name to honor Barack Obama

A low-performing Detroit charter school is changing its name to honor former President Barack Obama, and adding a new program to encourage student leadership.
Detroit
August 9, 2019

Rise & Shine: Librarians are disappearing from Michigan schools

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shrinking profession

Detroit
August 8, 2019

Amid a literacy crisis, Michigan’s school librarians have all but disappeared

As Michigan grapples with low reading scores, school librarians have become an endangered species in the state.
Detroit
August 8, 2019

Rise & Shine: Report shines light on use of long-term subs in Michigan schools

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staffing up

Detroit
August 7, 2019

Report: As Michigan increases its reliance on long-term substitute teachers, Detroit is moving in the other direction

A Bridge Magazine analysis found that the number of long-term substitutes working in Michigan schools has risen tenfold in the last five years.

Choosing Schools

Detroit
August 6, 2019

Detroit commission publishes new parent guide to city schools. But parents will have to wait for academic info.

A guide produced by Mayor Mike Duggan's education commission provides parents with useful information about city schools, though they'll have to wait for academic info.
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