The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.

Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press
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New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroit
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
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Highland Park school district rallying to bring back high school
The city school district’s last high school closed under emergency management in 2015 because of financial problems and dwindling student enrollment.