Stay updated on the Detroit public schools board with Chalkbeat texts

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A person speaks before the Detroit school board. The Detroit school district hosts its monthly board meetings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. (Elaine Cromie / Chalkbeat)

Want to stay up to date on the latest news from the Detroit school board while also having a way to text your school board questions to Chalkbeat’s journalists? Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s texting service.

Each month, Hannah Dellinger, who writes about DPSCD for us, sifts through agendas and documents, attends board meetings, and interviews Detroit leaders, attendees, and others before and after the meetings. She reports the decisions made by the school board and tells the stories of the people who will be affected by those decisions.

And with our texting service, you’ll stay in the loop on the latest Detroit school board news, regardless of whether you’re able to attend board meetings.

Here’s how it works:

Sign up by texting SCHOOL to 313-385-4796 or enter your phone number into the box below.

Once you sign up, you’ll get a reminder text before each meeting, as well as a text after the meeting to tell you the news, and a text on occasion when there is additional important Detroit school board news.

Plus, the texts are a direct line to Chalkbeat Detroit, so if you have questions you don’t see the answers to, you can text back and ask us.

This is one more way our team works to inform the community, spark conversation, and inspire you to take action. Our team wants to hold district officials accountable for doing right by their students while also sharing what’s important to students, parents, and teachers.

The Detroit school district hosts its monthly board meetings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, and you can find the monthly schedule here.

The Latest

The board approved an agreement Thursday with an outside law firm to represent it in matters regarding the superintendent’s contract. The cost? $1,000 an hour for a partner at the firm and $550 an hour for an associate attorney.

The school’s enrollment has rebounded under Principal KaTiedra Argro’s leadership. But at the start of the year, the district didn’t let her hire enough staff to keep up.

Board Vice President Monica Hunter has been accused of allegedly using a derogatory term to refer to a Jewish board member. She denies it.

According to data the city released Thursday, the chronic absenteeism rate remains higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Amber Huett-Garcia left the Memphis school board after a four-year term marked by significant superintendent turnover. Here’s what she thinks MSCS needs to do to succeed.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District continued to see improvements in its chronic absenteeism rate, which was at 60% at the end of the 2025-26 school year.