College Access

Michigan is struggling to put kids through college. So why is a promising solution stuck in first gear?
Detroit

February 14, 2019

School discipline

Detroit

February 13, 2019

Michigan schools have expelled fewer students, but that may not be cause for celebration

state of the state

Detroit

February 12, 2019

Whitmer: Michigan needs ‘bold’ changes to fix schools — not just more money

Teacher Shortages

Detroit

February 12, 2019

Report: Michigan’s teacher supply is dwindling and the state is doing little about it

extra credit

Detroit

February 11, 2019

Detroit students to get more chances to earn college credit at no cost

Detroit's future

Check Mate

Detroit

February 8, 2019

Here’s why Detroit’s school district is trying to bring chess to more students

The Detroit school district is making a bigger investment in chess as officials recognize the kind of academic skills students gain from participating in the activity.

winter weather

Detroit

February 6, 2019

Tough tradeoffs for families as snow days accumulate in Detroit

Snow days are an unavoidable reality. They are especially hard on poor families.

a morning with...

Detroit

February 5, 2019

The view from room 117: How one Detroit teacher is helping her fifth-graders read like fifth-graders

Reading class at this Detroit elementary school is full of triumph, frustration, and sweetness.

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Windfall

Detroit

February 7, 2019

Universal pre-K for Detroit? Affordable child care? How Michigan could spend new federal funds

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan quickly identified that money as a way to pay for the universal pre-K system he envisions for Detroit but other advocates say the money should be used to help parents afford child care so they can work or go to school.

new schools

Detroit

February 4, 2019

Charter schools in Detroit open at a slower rate as leaders focus on improving ‘quality’

Fewer charter schools have been opening in Detroit, potentially a sign that school authorizers are changing their focus.

countdown

Detroit

February 1, 2019

After a week at home, Detroit students have three more snow days to burn (probably)

Detroit is applying for three more snow days. Any more than that, and students lose vacation time.

who pays?

Detroit

January 31, 2019

Will Detroit students pay for Ford tax breaks? The school board wants to know.

Will tax breaks for Ford hurt Detroit students? Detroit school board members are asking staff to find out.

Moving Costs

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.

Moving costs

Detroit

October 3, 2018

Michigan gubernatorial candidates Schuette, Whitmer push for bus fixes to help Detroit schools

One day after an investigation by Chalkbeat and Bridge Magazine found 1 in 3 Detroit elementary students switched schools every year, candidates Bill Schuette and Gretchen Whitmer said their education plans could help.

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Charter strike

Chicago

23 hours ago

Chicago’s second charter strike ends with pay wins for teachers and paraprofessionals

Chicago’s second charter school strike ended early Monday with the teachers union winning concessions on pay raises for teachers and paraprofessionals that will put their…

resentment and hurt

Colorado

Updated 2 days ago

‘We are all educators’: How the teachers strike opened at a rift at one Denver middle school network that will take time to mend

'It’s never been administration-versus-teachers, district-versus-teachers, in the culture we have created here.'

police presence

National

February 14, 2019

New studies point to a big downside for schools bringing in more police

Two new studies are among the first research to directly link more police to worse academic outcomes for students.