The board welcomed newly elected and returning members, while community members spoke out about a current name change discussion.
Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Detroit high school pivots to online learning following flood damage
Extensive repairs and restoration at Southeastern High School are expected to take nearly two months
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Detroit’s Frederick Douglass Academy looks to adopt a new identity. Will a name change help?
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men — Detroit’s only public all-boys school — has over the years been labeled a school for at-risk youth. School leaders are hoping a new name and a move to a new building will change that image.
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A Detroit high schooler’s activism propels her to a role on the local school board
High school student Perriel Pace spent the past year serving as a student representative to the Detroit Public School Community District’s school board. Outside that role, she’s channeled her time and energy toward social causes affecting young people across the city.
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Detroit’s December school board meeting: What you may have missed
There have been three name changes of Detroit high schools over the past year.
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Detroit district defers sale of Cooley High School, seeks new talks with bidder
The proposed sale to Life Remodeled stirred opposition from school board members seeking more clarity on the nonprofit’s plans.
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Newly elected Detroit school board members share top priorities
Tuesday’s winners all aimed to continue the district’s ongoing reform efforts to address poor academic achievement and chronic absenteeism.
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Election results: Here’s who won seats in the Detroit school board election
18 candidates were vying for four open seats in this year’s Detroit Public Schools Community District school board election.
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Tyrone Winfrey, Detroit educator and youth advocate, dies at 63
Winfrey, who was born and raised in Detroit, was the executive director of community affairs for DPSCD
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Newcomer LaTrice McClendon has big fundraising lead in Detroit school board race
Among the 18 candidates for four seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District’s school board, one has raised more than half of all the donations.