Rather than hold back third graders, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is focused on providing intensive literacy tutoring and academic support for third graders below grade level in reading.
Arielle Hines
Arielle maintains both Bridge Michigan and Bridge Detroit’s websites, social media platforms and newsletters. Previously, she was a digital content producer for WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids. She reported for the Petoskey News-Review and Wausau Daily Herald in Wisconsin. Arielle grew up in Westland. She also spent time in Emmet and Charlevoix counties. Arielle is a proud Central Michigan University graduate. She now lives in Grand Rapids with her husband.
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Detroit superintendent earns high marks in latest evaluation
The district has seen a reversal of gains in test scores and enrollment in recent years. But in backing their “effective” rating for Nikolai Vitti, board members cited the challenges of leading the district through the pandemic.
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Detroit school district adopts new Black history curriculum
The switch is part of a broader reexamination by the Detroit Public Schools Community District of its social studies curriculum.
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Detroit district embraces intensive tutoring to try to close literacy gap
Tutoring has proven to be one of the most effective ways to catch students up, and the Detroit district appears to be doing much of what experts say is critical to the success of such programs.
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Texas school shooting prompts Detroit district to take fresh look at security measures
Vitti recommends against metal detectors for all schools, citing concern about ‘prison type of environment.’
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New name, new dates, and other highlights from Detroit’s school board meeting
The Detroit school district moved to approve a partial calendar for next school year, a loosening of the staff vaccine policy, and a name change for a historic high school.
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Detroit schools could go mask-optional as soon as next week
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, students in the Detroit district may soon be able to go to school without having to wear a mask, though some say they’ll continue to play it safe.
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Student activists push to change Detroit schools’ dress code
A student group is calling for the Detroit school district to remove its dress code policy from the student code of conduct to prevent what they call unfair and unequal enforcement.
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Detroit superintendent unlikely to push for staff vaccine mandate terminations
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says he likely won’t seek to terminate unvaccinated employees, changing his position on enforcing the school district’s staff vaccine policy.
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Detroit district seeks public input on facilities plan
The Detroit school district will start a series of community meetings next month to discuss its proposals to improve its school facilities using $700 million in COVID relief money.