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Researchers: Detroit could become a national leader in pre-K
By Koby Levin
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Charter schools get a $35M boost, as Whitmer OKs sweeping budget deal
By Koby Levin
December 11, 2019
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‘I can take a failing grade,’ but not homelessness: The hard choices some Detroit students make for college success
By Lori Higgins
December 9, 2019
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‘I just have to work hard for it.’ As Detroit students settle into their first semester of college, these programs provide needed support
By Lori Higgins
November 15, 2019

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‘We need to fight.’ Why the Detroit district wants the community to advocate for better facilities and more control
By Lori Higgins, Koby Levin
December 6, 2019
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These charter school parents voted for Whitmer. They’re not happy she vetoed their funding.
By Koby Levin
December 4, 2019
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A Detroit group named her teacher of the year. Here’s how Sandra Limmer connects with her students
By Imani Harris
June 17, 2019

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Detroit school officials launching conversation with public about the district’s $500 million building problem
By Lori Higgins
December 4, 2019
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Whitmer takes steps to make sure $100 million in federal student aid to Michigan students doesn’t go unspent again
By Lori Higgins
December 2, 2019
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A Detroit high school could get its old name back, and pay tribute to the late John Conyers
By Lori Higgins
November 27, 2019
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This emergency manager says better management wasn’t enough. The Detroit district needed cash.
By Koby Levin
November 26, 2019
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Report: Detroit faces the most challenges to keeping kids in school. Schools can’t fix the problem alone.
By Lori Higgins
November 25, 2019

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Duggan expects funding for free preschool next fall for 4-year-olds, but faces legislative hurdle
By Lori Higgins, Koby Levin
November 22, 2019
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This veteran educator and advocate will head a $50 million effort to educate Detroit’s youngest students
By Koby Levin
November 20, 2019
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Let’s solve the right problems for Detroit’s students with disabilities — not recycle old ones
By Lauren Morando Rhim
April 16, 2018
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Why the Detroit school district is investing in its newest teachers by giving them mentors
By Lori Higgins
November 20, 2019
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Students in these Detroit schools grew more than their peers in a wealthy suburb. How did your school do?
By Koby Levin
November 19, 2019
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After years of fundraising and legal battles, a Detroit charter celebrates its new home
By Koby Levin
November 15, 2019
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