The proposal would increase the millage rate business owners and other non-homestead property owners in the city pay to support schools.
Robyn Vincent
Robyn Vincent is a reporter for Chalkbeat Detroit, covering Detroit schools and Michigan education policy. You can reach her at rvincent@chalkbeat.org.
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Detroit charter students make gains on M-STEP, but lag pre-pandemic results
On Michigan’s standardized tests, Detroit charter students show some gains in comparison to previous years. But they’re still struggling to return to pre-pandemic numbers.
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Chronic absenteeism remains high among vulnerable Michigan students
Students with disabilities and those from low-income families are recovering more slowly than their peers in school attendance, as the pandemic’s effects linger.
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Detroit public schools adds another tool to combat chronic absenteeism: laundry machines
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Small gains in M-STEP scores signal significant progress for DPSCD
Detroit public school students showed several improvements on the state’s standardized tests. Many of those improvements are small.
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New school year brings heat, enthusiasm and new challenges
The Detroit school district is releasing students early on the first two days of the school year because temperatures are expected in the 90s both days.
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Detroit school board pulls contract with controversial online tutoring company
The decision to table the proposed contract with Paper comes after Chalkbeat Detroit highlighted some of the company’s problems serving students in other districts.
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Still segregated and unequal: The reverberations of Milliken v. Bradley in Detroit 50 years later
Milliken v. Bradley reversed the nation’s course on addressing segregation in schools. Detroit classrooms continue to grapple with lasting effects.
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LGBTQ group gives queer students in Detroit crucial space to express their ‘True Colors’
This story also appeared in Chalkbeat Detroit Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Growing up in northeast Detroit, Patrick Burton’s androgynous looks meant he was often mistaken for a girl. One day, a group of boys knocked on the door […]
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Detroit teachers union ratifies new contract that promises higher pay
Union members voted yes on a contract that includes “progressive” wins that expand teacher benefits, pay, and bargaining rights.