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Detroit Week In Review

Detroit week in review

Detroit
November 10, 2017

Week in review: Young children in the spotlight

Parents wait anxiously as their Head Start program changes providers; two foundations unveil a 10-year plan to help young children.

Detroit week in review

Detroit
November 3, 2017

Detroit week in review: Payrolls and proficiency

Almost half of Detroit district schools could potentially be on the closure list.

Detroit week in review

Detroit
October 27, 2017

Week in review: The future coming into focus for Detroit’s schools

Enrollment in the Detroit district is up, but charter leaders call for more collaboration between their institutions and the city district

Detroit week in review

Detroit
October 20, 2017

Week in review: The state’s year-round scramble to fill teaching jobs

The problem in Detroit is exacerbated by liberal school choice policies.

Detroit week in review

Detroit
October 13, 2017

Week in review: The target on the back of the state board of education

A proposal to eliminate the state board of education would require a constitutional amendment.

Week In Review

Detroit
October 6, 2017

Week In Review: Count Day pizza, ‘Burger King’ money, and a teachers union spy

The slushies, ice cream, and raffle prizes that schools across the state used this week to lure students to school on Count Day…

Count Day in Michigan

Detroit
October 4, 2017

The pizza and prizes Michigan schools use to lure students on Count Day are ‘unfortunate.’ But is there a better way?

Schools across the state brought out donuts, dinosaurs, smoothies and all manor of special events on Wednesday to lure as many students to school as…

Week In Review

Detroit
September 29, 2017

Week in review: As ‘count day’ nears, the scramble is on to lure students and teachers

The scorching temperatures that shut many schools down early in Detroit and across the state this week have finally broken, but in other ways, the heat is still very much on.

Detroit week in review

Detroit
September 22, 2017

Week in review: Two schools in Detroit were excited to show off shiny new spaces

Reality TV-style renovations were in the news this week.

Week In Review

Detroit
September 15, 2017

Week in review: A ‘poor choice of words’ from the state schools boss, Grosse Pointe considers lightening up

The state superintendent was under fire this week after telling a TV interviewer that school choice had taken the state “backwards.”

Week In Review

Detroit
September 8, 2017

Week in review: Charter wars ramp up as kids return to school

This week not only marked the start of the new school year in Detroit. It also brought an escalation of the city’s ongoing charter school wars.

Week In Review

Detroit
September 1, 2017

Week in review: What last year’s test scores tell us as a new school year begins

It’s hard to feel hopeful when fewer than half of third-graders are proficient in English but a new school year means a fresh start.

Detroit week in review

Detroit
August 25, 2017

Week in review: Vittis take center stage as they encourage parents to help improve Detroit schools

Schools chief starts the process of setting a new strategy for Detroit schools

Week In Review

Detroit
August 18, 2017

Week in Review: A final push to fill classrooms before the start of school

With the start of the school year now just over two weeks away, pressure is mounting on schools to hire enough teachers before…

Talking about race

Detroit
August 14, 2017

Tough conversations after Charlottesville: Week in Review special edition

As teachers head to their classrooms, they must decide how to talk about Charlottesville with their students.
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