Detroit Public Schools Community District
The detention highlights the limits of districts in protecting students from immigration enforcement off campus.
Summer school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District is a key part of getting kids on track academically.
The Catherine C. Blackwell Institute is one of several schools in the Detroit district that are being phased out as part of a facility master plan.
Some Detroit school board members are concerned about the amount of time it takes for students to be evaluated for special education services.
In addition to the money raised by the DPSCD Foundation, the Cooley and Davis Aerospace projects will also benefit from money included in the current state budget.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is urging the district community to reach out to lawmakers to express their concerns about potential education funding cuts.
Matthew Bracey is one of five people across the U.S. that received the inaugural Carhartt Steel Apple award.
Birdie’s Book Nest is geared toward providing books to children who don’t have access to them.
Policymakers and leaders of community organizations and coalitions must work for school and district leaders to reduce chronic absenteeism, authors of a new book say.
Increased compensation, improved working conditions, and grow-your-own programs may be contributing to the district’s high rate of teacher retention.
Jeffery Robinson is the longtime principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, an African-centered school in the Detroit school district.
The Detroit school district sued the Michigan Department of Treasury in December to resolve a larger dispute over using operating millage revenue to pay off capital debt.
The Detroit school district has seen a small reduction in chronic absenteeism for high school students since introducing a perfect attendance incentive.
More than 3,000 students in the Detroit school district have been identified as homeless. The actual number is likely much higher.
The DPSCD lawsuit against the state Treasury Department remains alive, with the judge likely next taking up the state’s motion to dismiss the case
At one school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, just 7% of the students attended class Monday.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti reiterated a plan to offer four high school diploma options to students, beginning with the 2026-27 school year.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District will begin training key staff next week on what to do if immigration officials show up at schools.
The Detroit district and Michigan NAEP scores show students haven’t fully rebounded from the pandemic, a trend that was consistent across the nation.
A directive from the Trump administration lifts a longstanding policy of forgoing immigration arrests at or near schools.