Winfrey, who was born and raised in Detroit, was the executive director of community affairs for DPSCD
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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High RSV rates in Detroit prompt warnings from health officials
Detroit’s Health Department urges precautions, flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as community rates of RSV and associated hospital admissions rise.
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‘I don’t really buy it’: Highland Park leaders skeptical of $10B pitch
Development group says undisclosed “global billionaire” to fund proposed plan to pay off city’s water debts, build a manufacturing hub and mixed-use developments.
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Detroit’s vacant Cooley High School expected to be sold to nonprofit
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the district is on the verge of selling the storied building for $400,000.
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This Detroit teacher carries her father’s legacy into the classroom
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs.
Posted inEducation, Health and Welfare, Youth & Kids in Coronavirus
‘No violence in general’: Detroit students speak out at Day of Peace
“A Day of Peace and Healing,” was created to acknowledge the trauma and tragedies students have experienced at school or at home.
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Detroit district says it sees signs of bump in student enrollment, attendance
Improving student enrollment has been a priority for DPSCD and districts across Michigan, especially in recent years given the pandemic’s impact.
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District spotlights how COVID relief money is helping to address staffing
Detroit school board approves academic calendar, school code of conduct, and contract extension with the literacy tutoring nonprofit Beyond Basics.
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Detroit’s Election Commission to take up proposed marijuana ballot measure
City Charter allows Detroit 60 days to enact the proposal as a new ordinance or have the Election Commission determine whether the language can lawfully be placed on the ballot.
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Monkeypox vaccines now available to Detroiters
The vaccine will be used as first doses with initial allocations Detroit received from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.