Bessie Harris was a teacher and principal in DPSCD for decades.
Hannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Extra security will be stationed at Gompers after student stabbing in classroom, officials say
The Detroit school district is monitoring the implementation of its security protocols at all schools and offering counseling to students.
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Detroit student stabbed by classmate whose mother snuck a knife into school, officials say
The stabbing occurred after the child’s mother reportedly gave her child a “small knife,” said a statement from the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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Students at this Detroit school got free bikes. Here’s how they say it helped attendance.
Many students at Davis Aerospace said the bicycles helped them reduce the amount of time they had to walk or wait for buses.
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Detroit school district records 500-student bump in enrollment on Count Day, officials say
The preliminary attendance numbers suggest the district’s efforts to boost enrollment are making incremental gains.
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Detroit school board set to offer Sherry Gay-Dagnogo’s vacant seat to a previous candidate
The board interviewed 14 people for another open seat in July. Instead of repeating the process, they voted to select the runner-up for this appointment.
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Detroit school board considers new 8-member council to get input on academics, innovation
The district’s board is considering creating a new 8-member advisory council to solicit the advice of community members, including parents.
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Several Detroit schools outpace all others in state in reducing chronic absenteeism
Pulaski Elementary-Middle School was one of several schools in the Detroit school district that made the most progress in the state getting kids to school last year compared to 2018-19.
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Michigan’s chronic absenteeism rate drops but is still above pre-pandemic levels
New data shows the state’s chronic absenteeism rate was still significantly higher last year compared to 2018-19.
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Detroit school district leaders ask Education Secretary Linda McMahon to preserve Title I funding
The sit-down with McMahon was part of the education secretary’s nationwide “Returning Education to the States Tour.”