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What's in a name?

Out with Ben Carson, in with Aretha Franklin? Detroit kicks off a school renaming process
Detroit
6 hours ago

sweetening the pot

Detroit
6 hours ago

A raise for these Detroit school employees was nine years coming


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Tale the teacher

Detroit
1 day ago

Watch: This Detroit teacher is ‘no longer trying to fit’ others’ idea of what a teacher looks like

next up for schools

Detroit
November 8, 2018

Michigan’s divided government could find common ground around disadvantaged students

Finding solutions

Detroit
November 7, 2018

Forum to seek solutions to Detroit’s problems with frequent school moves

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Future of Schools

bottom of the ballot

Detroit
November 1, 2018

Want proof that the race for Michigan school board matters? Follow the money.

Teachers unions are shifting their political focus from a single school board — Detroit’s — to the one that oversees every school in the state.

on the issues

Detroit
November 1, 2018

Welcome to your cheat sheet on the obscure and critical race for Michigan school board

Eight elected officials oversee Michigan’s education department — four Democrats and four Republicans. Tuesday’s voting could break the ideological deadlock, just one…

on a shoestring

Detroit
October 31, 2018

Here’s what $30K in campaign contributions say about the candidates to oversee Detroit’s $700 million school district

One school board candidate is a college student running a largely self-funded campaign. Another has amassed financial support from Detroit education heavyweights. And…

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Election 2018

Detroit
November 7, 2018

As the Michigan state school board shifts to Democratic control, meet the two new members

Democrats Judy Pritchett and Tiffany Tilley appeared to be leading the pack of 11 candidates who had been vying for two seats on the eight-member board.

In the lead

Detroit
November 6, 2018

The winners of Tuesday’s Detroit school board election include one incumbent and one new arrival

Though the Detroit school board election was near the bottom of a full midterm election ballot, the vote comes at a crucial time for the 50,000-student district.

Election Results

Detroit
November 6, 2018

She won. But can Gretchen Whitmer deliver on her promise to transform schools as Michigan’s next governor?

Gretchen Whitmer, a former Democratic Senate minority leader who has cast herself as an ally of the Detroit school district, was elected governor of Michigan…

Go vote!

Detroit
November 5, 2018

Before you vote for governor or school board, read our education voter guide

Election day is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 6, and the winners of key races could have far-reaching ramifications for schools in Detroit and across the state.

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Detroit's future

candidate interview

Detroit
October 26, 2018

As governor, Whitmer would create a ‘Detroit-specific strategy’ ’

Gretchen Whitmer cast herself this week as an ally to Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti as his district jockeys for position in Detroit’s competitive…

Making the grade

Detroit
October 25, 2018

New A-F grades in Detroit could be painful, but will give schools credit for improvement

A new citywide education commission will soon start assigning A-F grades to every school in Detroit — the first time in years that schools in the city will get letter grades from a government entity.

Rock the vote

Detroit
October 23, 2018

Not sure how to vote for Detroit school board? Read candidate answers to six key questions

The candidates all say they want to help improve the city schools but they have different ways of getting there — and different views on how the district should confront specific challenges.

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litmus tests

National
12 hours ago

In a shift, more education reformers say they’re worried about schools’ focus on testing

The pervasiveness of the complaints about testing was striking.

ready for prime time

New York
10 hours ago

Four ways Amazon’s arrival in New York City could impact public schools

If Amazon’s impact on Seattle, its primary headquarters, is any guide, there could be reverberations felt in New York City classrooms.

First Person

National
9 hours ago

Like most superintendents, I cared a lot about test scores. Too much, it turns out.

If life outcomes are what we are about, and test prep keeps us from helping students, we should welcome state test scores going down, argues Paymon Rouhanifard.