Mario Lemons isn’t just the principal at Detroit Achievement Academy. He’s also an arts supporter and has taught American Sign Language to his students.
Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Parents’ inflexible work schedules impact student attendance
Less focus has been paid to the role employers can play in the fight to improve attendance.
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‘Why schools can’t solve it alone’: New book tackles chronic absenteeism
Poverty weighs heavily into the reasons students miss school, particularly in lower-income communities like Detroit.
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Michigan school buildings will need $23 billion in repairs and upgrades
The state doesn’t fund school facilities work directly, so districts often have to win voter approval for bond proposals to get projects done.
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Report: DPSCD among highest-ranked metro Detroit districts for teacher retention
Increased compensation, improved working conditions, and grow-your-own programs may be contributing to the district’s high teacher retention rate.
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‘Dangerous, reckless, and unacceptable’: Democratic AGs sue to halt Education Department layoffs
Attorneys general representing Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and 16 other states are seeking to halt huge staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Education.
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DPSCD to halt plans for special millage election in May
The Detroit school district sued the Michigan Department of Treasury in December to resolve a larger dispute over using operating millage revenue to pay off capital debt.
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Nearly 5,000 Detroit students have earned $200 perfect attendance incentive
The high school chronic absenteeism rate in the Detroit Public Schools Community District has declined by 5 percentage points since the district began an initiative giving $200 gift cards biweekly for students with perfect attendance.
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DPSCD board members: Use vacant school buildings to provide shelter, housing for homeless families
More than 3,000 students in the Detroit school district have been identified as homeless. The actual number is likely much higher.
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Michigan advocates present ‘united front’ against dismantling of federal education department
State Superintendent Michael Rice said he doesn’t expect the effort to abolish the U.S. Department of Education to succeed. But he worries that the Trump administration will attempt to make big cuts to education programs.