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With new contract, first-year teachers in Detroit could soon make more than peers in Grosse Pointe and other suburbs
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Talking about race

Detroit
3 days ago

Tough conversations after Charlottesville: Week in Review special edition


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Detroit week in review

Detroit
August 11, 2017

Week in review: A hurry-up-and-wait moment for Detroit’s landmark education lawsuit and more in this week’s school news

legal action

Detroit
August 10, 2017

Lawsuit over poor conditions in Detroit schools gets its first day in court, as state officials seek to end it

Detroit
August 8, 2017

Reading, writing and soap suds: The unusual new program that teaches kids while their parents do the wash

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Teachers stiffed

Detroit
July 26, 2017

Detroit charter school teachers get tough news: Their school was in debt so they won’t get paid

The school’s management company, Matchbook Learning, alerted teachers in an email Wednesday that the money would instead go to pay off the school’s debts.

home sweet home

Detroit
July 24, 2017

‘Finally! Something useful’ or a dangerous mistake? Detroiters respond to city’s housing deal for teachers

Some readers had high hopes for the deal, but others questioned who really benefits.

Half-priced homes

Detroit
July 21, 2017

Detroit teachers and school employees are about to get a major perk: Discount houses

all Detroit teachers — whether they work for district, charter or parochial schools — will now get a 50 percent discount on houses auctioned through the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

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Detroit
August 4, 2017

Here’s Detroit’s slimmed-down testing schedule, which Vitti says is only a first step in reducing pressure

High school students will see the greatest impact of the changes this year, but more changes could come to schools in the future, Vitti said.

Detroit

Detroit
August 4, 2017

Week in review: A testing surprise, deja vu and debates

Detroit schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti announced this week that the DPSCD would reduce the number of required tests from 186 to 57 — a 70 percent drop.

Letter to teachers

Detroit
July 31, 2017

After telling teachers they won’t get summer paychecks, Detroit charter school management company explains how it hopes to get teachers paid

Matchbook Learning had alerted teachers at the Michigan Technical Academy Wednesday that money that was supposed to pay teachers would go to pay off the school’s debts.

Detroit

Detroit
July 28, 2017

Week in review: A raise for some Detroit teachers — no pay for others

The situation at the Detroit charter school where teachers won’t get their summer paychecks is a reminder about…

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National
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In departure from Trump, Betsy DeVos calls out ‘racist bigots’ in Charlottesville

The letter was more pointed — describing racist views as “cowardly, hateful and just plain wrong” — than DeVos’ initial tweets on the events.

Rhode rage

National
3 hours ago

New study deepens nation’s school turnaround mystery, finding little success in Rhode Island

Rhode Island tried to improve its struggling schools without dramatic changes. A new study on those efforts says they didn’t help student achievement.

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Tennessee
1 hour ago

Tennessee’s former ed chief: Betsy DeVos must resign; Trump’s comments have undercut her moral authority

Kevin Huffman says President Trump’s comments on Charlottesville undercut DeVos's ability to work on behalf of public school students, many of whom are of color.