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Kindergarten ‘boot camp’ aims to ready young Detroit children — and their parents — for school
Detroit
2 days ago

School funding

Detroit
August 15, 2018

Poll: Most residents want Michigan to change the way it funds schools


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Timely Decision

Detroit
August 14, 2018

Detroit school board approves 2018-19 academic calendar after union agrees to changes

calendar quandary

Detroit
August 14, 2018

Detroit district and union hammer out last-second agreement on school calendar before vote at tonight’s board meeting

Lost in Translation

Detroit
August 13, 2018

Detroit superintendent promises Spanish translators, other fixes for ‘broken’ system

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Detroit's future

report card

Detroit
August 10, 2018

Coming soon to Detroit (and only Detroit): Letter grades for schools that could lead to closures

Every school in Detroit will soon receive a letter grade that could result in some persistently low-scoring schools being shuttered by the state.

Round Two

Detroit
August 8, 2018

With primaries over, Detroit school board candidates look to November

As yard signs from Tuesday’s primary elections come down, Detroiters are preparing for another election that could have a significant impact on students…

district calendar

Detroit
August 7, 2018

Wednesday will be a full day for students on the Detroit district’s proposed calendar

Parents and teachers in Detroit’s main district were united in their dislike of shortened Wednesdays. For years, K-8 schools in…

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And then there were two

Detroit
August 7, 2018

Michigan’s governor’s race will be Whitmer vs. Schuette. Here’s where they stand on education

The winner of the general election on November 6 will likely have an enormous impact on education across the state in coming years.

Detroit Story Booth

Detroit
August 6, 2018

Watch this Detroit student read his poem about teachers who thought his differences were ADHD

This Detroiter's poem deals with how his teachers treated him when they thought he had ADHD or autism.

on the issues

Detroit
August 3, 2018

What’s at stake for Detroit students in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary

The future of Detroit schools is on the line this election cycle, and it starts not with the school board election in November…

Parent Engagement

Detroit
August 2, 2018

After initial stumbles, Detroit schools’ Parent Academy retools with new schedules and workshops

School officials are hoping to attract more parents by making adjustments to Parent Academy

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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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an hour a day keeps state accountability away

National
2 days ago

Florida told its low-scoring schools to make their days longer. It helped, new research finds

Last year, Camille Watkins’s day as a fourth grade teacher got a little longer. The elementary school where she taught…

Getting ready for school

Detroit
2 days ago

Kindergarten ‘boot camp’ aims to ready young Detroit children — and their parents — for school

These young children are getting the extra boost they need before they start their first day of kindergarten through the Detroit school district's new program.

state test results

Colorado
2 days ago

With accelerated growth in literacy and math, Denver students close in on state averages

Still, fewer than half of Denver students in grades three through eight met state expectations in literacy, and only about a third met them in math.