Plaintiffs sought to use tax-protected MESP accounts to pay tuition at private, religious K-12 schools
Students and staff participated in a series of activities, from wearing white to holding schoolwide assemblies and classroom discussions, aimed at promoting peace and healing.
Video spotlights conflict between duty to inform parents and the responsibility to shield students
Return to the choir room ‘is like seeing your best friend.’
Researchers: School choice doesn’t help in remote areas that lack options.
Other parents say they trust librarians and teachers to determine what is appropriate for students
Democrats want to strengthen transparency rules
Lawmaker wants to bar children from using their devices during the school day
Longstanding achievement gaps and a lack of local resources stymie progress
Low-performing schools would have struggled more without added support, report says
The 2022-23 school year officially begins Tuesday across the state
Vitti sees improved attendance rates as key to recovery
Results provide some of the strongest evidence yet of the academic fallout from the pandemic
Students who are Black or from low-income families scored much lower than peers on third-grade test
New funding helps with pay, but providers worry that it won’t last
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Students will learn the history of federally run Indian boarding schools that once tried to erase Indigenous culture
National charter school operators have largely avoided confronting the immense student need, fierce competition, and low regulation that characterize the school landscape in Detroit.
District seeks to recover lost ground in achievement, attendance and enrollment
At Mark Twain School for Scholars and University Preparatory Academy Elementary School, there was a sense of optimism about the school year
Chronic absenteeism, enrollment losses, facility upgrades, and a school board election are among key issues Chalkbeat Detroit will be prioritizing this school year
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Higher salaries and new pay scale policy contribute to recruiting gains
Here’s what’s new in Michigan schools this year
Masking, routine testing and other precautions will be relaxed this school year
Jason Strayhorn resigned last month, citing family reasons. He faces accusations of financial mismanagement at his property management company.
School board members noted the challenges of leading the district through the pandemic in upholding their “effective” rating of Vitti.
Republicans view the plan as election-year pandering and are unlikely to pass it before kids go back to school.
Tips about planned school attacks rolled in after Oxford High School shooting.
The scramble for Montessori seats is in some senses a welcome sign for the Detroit Public Schools Community District
Programs fast-track training, but some worry that they risk shortchanging students
District taps COVID relief funds to support family-friendly Summer on the Block events, summer programming and door-to-door outreach
Supporters say the program would empower parents, but critics say the scholarships could undermine traditional public schools
The Detroit board extended the tutoring contract with Beyond Basics, modified the student code of conduct and approved academic calendar.
Measures include beefing up teams that monitor attendance, and better targeting support to schools.
Supporters of the new rules say they will limit the influence of for-profit charter school management companies.
Educators say TRAILS program will help students recover from pandemic-related disruptions.
Here’s where incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon stand on key education issues.
Some critics argue that private schools should not receive COVID relief money
The candidates are competing in a very tight race to battle incumbent Gretchen Whitmer in November.
Parents, former educators, and incumbents are among the candidates running for four open seats on the Detroit school board in the Nov. 8 general election.
The head of the Detroit teachers union said his members are fine with the lifting of the mandate, for now
Longtime literacy advocate Rachel Vitti left her position as a director with Beyond Basics in the wake of criticism from some education advocates