Nicole Conaway is one of 25 people running for three seats on the Detroit school board.
Two of the three incumbents on the Detroit school board have opted not to run for reelection.
The federal Office of Civil Rights’ investigation found students didn’t get the support the law guaranteed them. The Michigan Department of Education wants the case thrown out.
Nicole Conaway is one of 25 people running for three seats on the Detroit school board.
Two of the three incumbents on the Detroit school board have opted not to run for reelection.
The federal Office of Civil Rights’ investigation found students didn’t get the support the law guaranteed them. The Michigan Department of Education wants the case thrown out.
Some current and former staff at Thirkell Elementary-Middle School have complained that the school had a retaliatory environment under the leadership of Stephanie Gaines.
Alicia Alvarez helps students at Western International High School in southwest Detroit to envision, and obtain, a path to higher education. But there’s no shortage of obstacles standing in the way.
Administrators want the legislature to restore mental health and safety funding slashed in the state school budget and to make retirement savings permanent.
Interested candidates must file for candidacy by July 23 Three positions are open, and at least one long-standing member is not seeking re-election.
The two-year deal increases pay for teachers across the board and includes several new benefits.
The cuts to mental health and safety grants will mean cuts to school resource officers, counseling, and other types of social and emotional support, education leaders said.
Union leaders say the new contract sets Detroit apart from other districts, with terms that will attract new teachers and retain existing ones.
Through history, art, culture, and conversation, students get the support that queer youth before them didn't have.
A potential state school budget plan floated by lawmakers Wednesday could mean massive cuts to mental health funding, layoffs, and other cuts.
The teachers union leader said the tentative agreement with the district is full of “big wins.”
Some worry that the legislation is not enough to address disparities in enrollment and performance.
“When school is closed they're grasping at straws trying to find the resources to feed their families," said Kelly McEvoy, director of food programs for Oak Park-based Forgotten Harvest.
It’s been nearly eight years since the Kresge and W.K. Kellogg foundations announced their plan to support preschool children and their families.
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Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says it is now a matter of agreeing on “the details, not the big issues.”
Los estudiantes que pasaron su primer año de estudios a distancia se gradúan esta primavera. Esto es lo que un estudiante de Detroit aprendió sobre la pandemia.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti hopes to sustain long-term funding for literacy programs supported by the settlement money.
After hearing from victims’ parents, the board called on lawmakers to beef up emergency operation plans, and for more funding for student mental health measures.
Advocates say proposed changes to Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program would ‘turn back the dial’ on progress.
Some districts had lower per-pupil funding at high-needs schools despite an increase in at-risk funding, according to the analysis.
Millions of students began high school early in the COVID pandemic. Detroit senior King Bethel looks back at how that historic period changed him.
The bills would make districts screen all students for dyslexia and reading difficulties. Schools would also have to use the ‘science of reading’ to intervene in literacy instruction for those students.
Superintendent says tough decisions made last year have put the district on solid financial ground.
The state superintendent said cuts to staff won’t be prevalent in all districts. But educators say the “fiscal cliff” existed in the state well before federal COVID relief funds.
Teachers at Thirkell Elementary-Middle School in Detroit have complained about the now-suspended principal at recent school board meetings.
Casi un tercio de los estudiantes de Michigan estuvieron crónicamente ausentes durante el año escolar 2022-23, una de las tasas más altas en el país.
Just months before the fall college semester, students in Detroit who need financial aid are stuck in limbo.
The national effort will also support young people who want to enter the behavioral health workforce with stipends and experience.
Nearly half attend schools with high concentrations of poverty, while funding disparities undermine recovery from learning loss.
A survey of Michigan residents found wide support for higher salaries for beginning teachers.