A group of Detroit high school students who say they want to do their part to encourage more students to get the COVID-19 shot has launched a campaign to get young people vaccinated.
Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Here’s why a 3-2 Detroit school board vote to suspend in-person learning until the end of the school year failed
The Detroit board of education voted 3-2 Tuesday night to suspend all in-person learning in the district until the end of the school year, after several community members urged “just one member” to put the matter to a vote.
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Detroit district pausing in-person instruction for one week after spring break to prevent COVID spread
The Detroit school district has decided it will pause in-person instruction next week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after spring break.
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Want to fix the chronic absenteeism problem in Detroit schools? Start with transportation.
Transportation struggles aren’t the only reason chronic absenteeism is so pervasive in Detroit schools, but it is the most common reason so many students aren’t showing up for class on a regular basis, Wayne State University researchers say in a new report.
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Detroit district will remove Fs, limit graded assignments in push to help overwhelmed online students
Students would be able to retake exams up to two times, the letter grades D and F would become a G or a No Credit, and homework largely would be limited to reading assignments or studying.
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‘Everything we want our young men to be’: Detroit district mourns loss of student leader
Ga’heime Griffin died this week of injuries from a car accident. His death, at the age of 18, has hit hard in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where Griffin was well known as not only a leader, but also as an athlete and a member of the ROTC.
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Detroit charter, private school students to get tech devices, internet access thanks to new fund
Nearly 40,000 charter and private school students in Detroit will receive remote learning devices and high-speed internet thanks to a philanthropic effort aimed at bridging the city’s digital divide.
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‘We have their back’: Michigan teachers union says it’ll defend teachers who refuse to return to school buildings over COVID concerns
Michigan’s largest teachers union says it will support local units that say it’s not safe to return to in-person learning.
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Judge: Detroit summer school students must get coronavirus test by Friday
In what could be a precursor to battles this fall over school attendance during the pandemic, a parent group won a court battle to require coronavirus testing of summer school students in Detroit.