Chalkbeat and its media partners held an Oct. 15 forum at the Eastside Community Network to give residents a chance to hear from the candidates who want one of three four-year seats on the board.
Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Where candidates for the Detroit school board stand on the issues
The 16 candidates who answered questions for Chalkbeat Detroit’s voter guide have plenty of ideas for addressing these issues and more.
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RSVP: Candidate forum for Detroit Public Schools Community District board
Get to know candidates running for the DPSCD school board before the Nov. 5 election. Join Chalkbeat and partners on Oct. 15, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
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Detroit school district considers contract with controversial tutoring company
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said there are protections in place to avoid the issues that have arisen in other school districts that contracted with Paper.
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Where to get free school supplies, find fun before classes start
Supplies won’t last forever, so you’ll need to arrive early to ensure you can take advantage of giveaways.
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Milliken v. Bradley: Timeline of key events in historic Detroit school busing case
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Michigan case that some experts say turned back the clock on efforts to desegregate schools.
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Here are the 22 people running for the Detroit school board
Here are the candidates who filed to run for the school board and what we know about some of them. The election is Nov. 5.
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Michigan has a chronic absenteeism problem. What parents need to know
Nearly a third of Michigan students were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year, one of the highest rates in the country.
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Teacher salaries in Michigan slip below national average
The average starting teacher in Michigan earns $38,963. Thirty-eight states have higher rates.
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70 years after Brown ruling, inequities beset Michigan’s vulnerable students
The Education Trust-Midwest and and other state leaders are launching a campaign to draw attention to “decades of neglect” of Black and Latino students in Michigan.