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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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‘We need to fight.’ Why the Detroit district wants the community to advocate for better facilities and more control

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These charter school parents voted for Whitmer. They’re not happy she vetoed their funding.

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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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Detroit school officials launching conversation with public about the district’s $500 million building problem

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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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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

This emergency manager says better management wasn’t enough. The Detroit district needed cash.

By Koby Levin

November 26, 2019

Detroit

Report: Detroit faces the most challenges to keeping kids in school. Schools can’t fix the problem alone.

By Lori Higgins

November 25, 2019

Detroit

Duggan expects funding for free preschool next fall for 4-year-olds, but faces legislative hurdle

By Lori Higgins, Koby Levin

November 22, 2019

Detroit

This veteran educator and advocate will head a $50 million effort to educate Detroit’s youngest students

By Koby Levin

November 20, 2019

Detroit

Why the Detroit school district is investing in its newest teachers by giving them mentors

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

By Lauren Morando Rhim

April 16, 2018

Detroit

Report: Michigan’s takeover of Detroit schools was ‘a costly mistake’

By Koby Levin

November 14, 2019

Detroit

I graduated from Detroit’s most prestigious high school. I still struggled when I got to college.

By Imani Harris

November 14, 2019

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Detroit board OKs student input on teacher evaluations, but reduces its impact

By Lori Higgins

November 13, 2019

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