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Where they stand

Where candidates for governor in Michigan stand on major education issues
Detroit
1 day ago

in their own words

Detroit
1 day ago

Watch candidates who want to be Michigan’s next governor explain how they would fix state schools


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Training teachers

Detroit
2 days ago

How a doctor inspired a new way to train teachers — and how that is leading to a new kind of school

Who's leaving?

Detroit
3 days ago

63 teachers are leaving Detroit’s main district. Here’s a list of their names and former schools.

How I Teach

Detroit
July 12, 2018

Detroit math teacher tends a greenhouse, welcomes parents into her classroom

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Sharing Stories

Detroit
July 16, 2018

Tell us your stories about children with special needs in Detroit

Chalkbeat Detroit is teaming up with the Detroit Parent Network to hear your special needs stories

Staying in school

Detroit
July 11, 2018

Detroit students ‘making mistakes’ will get a second chance as district opens new alternative school

Detroit students whose discipline issues have proved too much for their schools to handle finally have a way to stay in school in…

Certified — but ready?

Detroit
July 10, 2018

Detroit schools will hire teachers without classroom experience, sparking debate

Detroit’s main district is proceeding with a plan to hire teachers who are certified but have received no training in the classroom —…

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Certified — but ready?

Detroit
July 9, 2018

Strapped for teachers, Detroit district looks to controversial teacher training programs

Faced with a daunting shortage of certified teachers, leaders of Detroit’s main district say they may have no choice but to hire educators…

How I Teach

Detroit
July 5, 2018

You won’t find Michelle Shorter in the teachers lounge

How do teachers captivate their students? Welcome to How I Teach, a feature in which we ask great Detroit educators how they approach…

Self expression

Detroit
July 3, 2018

Watch these Detroit elementary students star in music videos about reading

Students at Coleman A. Young Elementary didn’t have art or music class last year, but their dance moves made it all the way…

case closed

Detroit
July 2, 2018

Attorneys in literacy lawsuit plan to appeal federal judge’s ‘disappointing’ dismissal

A judge has dismissed Detroit students' federal lawsuit. Attorneys plan to appeal.

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First Person

Detroit
April 16, 2018

Let’s solve the right problems for Detroit’s students with disabilities — not recycle old ones

I’ve spent 25 years both studying and actively trying to improve schools for students with disabilities. Segregated settings aren't the answer.

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moving on

National
21 hours ago

Dismissed by KIPP over sexual harassment allegations, co-founder Mike Feinberg starts new organization

The Texas School Venture Fund itself as helping individuals start and grow schools. It has already drawn a handful of prominent education reform advocates to its board.

Silver Lining Playbook

Tennessee
13 hours ago

Memphis’ youngest students show reading gains on 2018 state tests — and that’s a big deal

Those working to improve early literacy rates in Shelby County Schools got a small morale boost from newly released TNReady scores.

departures

Newark
16 hours ago

As fate of ‘Newark Enrolls’ is debated, top enrollment officials resign

Gabrielle Ramos-Solomon and Kate Fletcher, who oversaw the district's enrollment system, both resigned shortly after the superintendent tried to oust them.