DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said students who were close to reaching grade level in reading didn’t get the individualized support they needed. The focus was on those who were very far behind, according to a district report.
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Detroit and Flint teens are struggling with their mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’
Teens today face threats to their well-being beyond what many adults immediately recognize, along with barriers to getting help that make it tough to get better.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Literacy lawsuit money is expiring. Here’s how DPSCD board candidates would keep key interventions.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District received $94.4 million to settle a right to-read literacy lawsuit. The money will run out by the end of this school year.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
How Detroit school board candidates would address chronic absenteeism
With 60% of DPSCD students chronically absent, attendance is a key issue in the Nov. 3 school board election.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Meet the candidates running for the Detroit school board
Nineteen of the 34 people running for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board filled out a questionnaire from Chalkbeat and BridgeDetroit.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
November’s Detroit school board election could bring big change. What’s at stake for schools and students?
There are 34 candidates vying for five seats on the DPSCD board of education. The election could lead to big changes in the district when it comes to conflict, academics, and more.
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DPSCD making progress on long-needed air conditioning upgrades
As the Detroit school district marks the end of its first month of the 2026-27 school year, more than 50% of its schools now have full air conditioning, compared to the 34% that had air in 2018.
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Michigan absenteeism inches down; 1 in 4 still miss too much school
The state’s chronic absenteeism rates have decreased for the fourth year in a row, but more than a fourth of students are missing 10% or more of the school year.
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M-STEP results: The Detroit school district is catching up to charter schools
A Chalkbeat analysis found the percentages of DPSCD students at or above proficiency in math surpassed the combined average scores of suburban and city charter schools in nearly every grade on the M-STEP.
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How teachers and parents can collaborate to help Michigan’s 1.4M students succeed
One of the most powerful influences on how these students will perform exists outside the classroom: the quality of the partnerships that schools and families establish with each other.