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Detroit
2 days ago

Teacher's tale

Detroit
3 days ago

Video: This Detroit teacher explains how she uses her classroom to ‘start a real loud revolution’


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Schola Latina

Detroit
October 16, 2018

With school board approval, new Detroit Latin School plans to enroll students as soon as next fall

Miseducation

Detroit
October 16, 2018

Promising students in Detroit lack access to high-level AP classes that are common in suburban schools

How I Teach

Detroit
October 12, 2018

Meet the teacher behind a farm-to-cafeteria program powered by Detroit students with disabilities

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Moving Costs

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.
Detroit
October 2, 2018

The children of 8B: One classroom, 31 journeys, and the reason it’s so hard to fix Detroit’s schools

The 31 eighth-graders in Bethune’s “8B” homeroom had collectively attended a total of 128 schools — an average of more than four schools each. They are among countless others just like them in cities like Detroit — kids who’ve spent their childhoods starting over every couple of years, navigating new schools, trying to fit in.

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Out of town

Detroit
October 11, 2018

Just a quarter of Detroit students attend schools in their own neighborhoods. The rest commute.

Two decades after Michigan created dozens of school choice options for students in Detroit, a new report finds that just a quarter of students are now attending the school nearest to their home.

Long-term fix

Detroit
October 9, 2018

Detroit district settles on long-term water fix, but major facilities issues remain

Detroit schools are getting new water filtration systems in the next year, a long-term solution to one piece of the district’s staggering school…

Race and policy

Detroit
October 9, 2018

Michigan students of color more likely to struggle, less likely to have teachers who look like them

That lack of diversity among teachers is just one reason why the report finds that children of color are struggling in schools. Faced with challenges related to poverty, including health problems and unstable housing, they’re more likely to have chronic school absences. They’re more likely to change schools frequently, which can affect their ability to succeed. They’re more likely to drop out and to post low scores on state exams.

The race

Detroit
October 8, 2018

As governor, Bill Schuette would consider ‘all options’ for struggling schools, including closings

Schuette stopped short of saying that he would actively close schools down but he has supported school closings in the past.

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Detroit's future

another new school?

Detroit
September 28, 2018

In a bid to lure students back to Detroit, Vitti wants to open a new school focused on classical culture

Just two weeks after Detroit’s main district announced the opening of one new school, its superintendent is asking…

detroit philanthropy

Detroit
September 27, 2018

How do you make a better school? The Detroit Children’s Fund says start with principals  — and $85 million

One of Detroit’s largest education philanthropies is expanding its presence in the city’s schools, laying out plans to spend upwards of $85 million…

listening tour

Detroit
September 25, 2018

These parents won’t stop chipping away at literacy and the language barrier in Detroit schools

Para leer este artículo en español, oprima aquí. If you think it’s hard to navigate Detroit’s troubled school system, try doing it…

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working toward proficiency

National
2 days ago

Maine went all in on ‘proficiency-based learning’ — then rolled it back. What does that mean for the rest of the country?

The latest developments suggest that Maine may become a cautionary tale rather than the successful proof point advocates had hoped for.

End of an era

Colorado
2 days ago

Rising test scores and dwindling trust: Denver’s Tom Boasberg leaves a complicated legacy

However, even his harshest detractors agree that if nothing else, he was driven.
New York
3 days ago

School health clinics could take a hit under rule to restrict green cards for immigrants who receive public aid

The proposed rule could mean fewer people will sign up for Medicaid, resulting in fewer dollars flowing in to school-based health clinics.