lowering the stakes

As a deadline looms to make test scores a bigger part of teacher evaluations, Michigan lawmakers race to change the law
Detroit

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Making the grade

Detroit

1 day ago

City commission moves forward with A-F grades for Detroit schools, bucking new state rating system

Detroit

March 14, 2019

Months into the adoption of a new curriculum in Detroit, teachers deal with growing pains — and victories

Montessori Learning

Detroit

March 13, 2019

The Detroit school district wants to attract new parents. A new free-standing Montessori school might help.

Delaying Grades

Detroit

March 12, 2019

As deadlines loom for Michigan’s A-F law, state education leaders to request a delay

Future of Schools

nec schola Latine

Detroit

March 11, 2019

Detroit Latin to pursue a charter after talks break down with Detroit district

Leaders of the proposed Detroit Latin High School want it to be a charter school, turning away from a partnership with the Detroit district.

Marygrove School

Detroit

March 11, 2019

As Detroit works to appeal to more families, hundreds apply to new high school at Marygrove

Detroit's newest examination high school at Marygrove College is expected to open with ninth-graders and a focus on social justice and engineering

read or flunk

Detroit

March 7, 2019

‘Get rid of’ Michigan’s third-grade reading law? Whitmer’s comments reignite debate.

Whitmer's comments added fuel to a partisan standoff over her budget proposal.

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One to One

Detroit

March 7, 2019

Laptops for everyone: How the Detroit district seeks to level the tech playing field

Not every Detroit student has access to technology at home. But they could have it at every K-8 school in the Detroit school district.

pre-k proposal

Detroit

March 6, 2019

What Whitmer’s budget means for preschoolers in Michigan — and Detroit

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned hard on the promise of offering preschool to every Michigan 4-year-old. Now she says it could still happen — just…

State of the City

Detroit

March 6, 2019

What role did schools play in Mike Duggan’s State of the City? Not a big one.

In his annual address, Mayor Mike Duggan turned his focus away from schools.

Uphill battle

Detroit

March 5, 2019

Gretchen Whitmer wants to boost school funding in Michigan. Does she have a chance?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to sharply increase education funding faces an uphill climb in the Republican-dominated legislature.

Moving Costs

moving forward

Detroit

November 16, 2018

Frequent school changes are hurting students. Here’s how Detroit’s educators want to fix the problem.

As Detroit education leaders gathered Thursday night to find solutions to the problem of students frequently changing schools, it was clear that the…

Finding solutions

Detroit

November 7, 2018

Forum to seek solutions to Detroit’s problems with frequent school moves

The discussion, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library at 5201 Woodward, will be recorded and later aired on WDET's “Detroit Today” and DPTV's “American Black Journal.”

Detroit

October 10, 2018

Enrollment instability is a major reason why schools are struggling — so why isn’t anyone tracking the problem?

A Milwaukee newspaper that surveyed the education departments in all 50 states found that half don’t collect or post data on students hopping around. And of states that do collect the data, the numbers they collect are so inconsistent that making state-to-state comparisons is nearly impossible.

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Gov. Lee’s voucher proposal will help families pay for private school. But will black Memphis students go where they were historically shunned?

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These 32 Chicago schools to split $32 million for new STEM, arts, and International Baccalaureate programs

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