BridgeDetroit this week convened its second “community conversation” with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, Wayne Metro Community Action Agency and the Eastside Community Network on all things housing.
Christine Ferretti
Christine Ferretti is BridgeDetroit's managing editor, bringing 20 years of reporting and editing experience from The Detroit News, where she spent nearly a decade leading Detroit City Hall coverage, including the city's historic municipal bankruptcy. Her reporting has been recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Michigan Press Association.
Ferretti holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and public relations from Madonna University and has completed fellowships with the National Press Foundation and Michigan State University's Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute.
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DPSCD labor contracts with pay increases win board approval
Vitti is already looking ahead to next year’s contract and the need to retain mid-career teachers.
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Detroit school district enrollment figures dip as year begins
Attendance rate slips, too, due in part to heat-related dismissals. ‘This week will give a better indicator,’ Superintendent Vitti says.
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Detroit teachers union members approve one-year contract with district
About a third of the teachers union’s 4,300 members voted on the contract for 2023-24.
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Detroit district contract would raise salaries 6% for highest-paid teachers
If the agreement is ratified, the district would give all teachers a retention bonus, as well as extra pay for hard-to-staff positions and veteran employees.
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Detroit attendance proposal would kick students out of their chosen school for high absenteeism
As of 2022, only about 55% of Detroit Public Schools Community District students attended their assigned neighborhood school.
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Detroit teachers union reaches agreement with school district
The announcement arrived the same day the DFT’s two-year contract expired.
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Detroit earmarks $2.5M more for Neighborhood Beautification Program grants
New infusion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding will allow for three more rounds of the popular city program which awards mini grants of $500 to $15,000.
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Detroit school officials announce new partners for health hub expansion
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Children’s Foundation will provide DPSCD with a combined $1.8 million to develop 12 health hubs in neighborhood schools.
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Detroit schools seek longer contract with Beyond Basics to boost reading skills
The tutoring program will exclusively work with K-8 students at eight schools next year.