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.
Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
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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.