District officials unveiled a plan last week to hire 23 students to share positive messages about their schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
Hannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Barack Obama Leadership Academy faces threat of closure
The Detroit school board signaled it will not authorize another school year for the academy. The charter may find a new authorizer or close.
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Detroit school district may allow independent parent organizations after conflict involving PTAs
Detroit school board members are frustrated with complaints over dysfunction at some PTAs last year. Now, they are considering changing how the organizations can be run.
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Muslim Detroit students say district rule is unfair for those observing a major holiday
Though religious observances are excused absences in Detroit schools, students who take off Friday for Eid al-Fitr won’t be eligible for the district’s perfect attendance incentive.
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Detroit school district revisits idea of making FAFSA completion a graduation requirement
The district’s board wants a new FAFSA policy so that it may be eligible for a state grant aimed at helping kids get into college.
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Detroit district floats a new strategy for charters: Authorizing with cap on enrolling its own students
For the first time, administrators said the district is proposing authorizing a charter with an agreement that no more than 20% of its enrollment can be from DPSCD schools.
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Judge rules against Detroit school district in lawsuit over tax revenue
The district sued over whether it could use operating millages to pay off capital and revolving fund debt more quickly. They said it would have saved taxpayers millions.
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Detroit school district considers paying parents, gas for carpools, and bikes to boost attendance
District administrators shared the strategies they are considering and heard what board members want to see when it comes to reducing chronic absenteeism.
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The Detroit school district achieved its highest graduation rate since 2008 last year
The rate was 83% in 2025, a nearly 5 percentage point increase over the previous year. It was the highest since the state started using its current measures in 2007-08.
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Michigan high school graduation rate reaches new high. Look up your school
The state’s four-year graduation rate is at a new high. Meanwhile, the drop out rate is down.