Education
The Class of 2021 navigates COVID, as well as college
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For Detroit high school students, applying to college in a pandemic brings new concerns and questions about “the right path.”
Education
Detroit district pausing in-person instruction for one week after spring break to prevent COVID spread
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
The Detroit school district has decided it will pause in-person instruction next week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after spring break.
Education
$94 million tied to Detroit ‘right-to-read’ lawsuit starts its journey through legislature
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Democratic lawmakers introduced bills Monday that would send $94.4 million to the Detroit Public Schools Community District, making good on a key piece of the lawsuit settlement that already has brought millions of dollars to the city’s students.
Education
As Detroit classrooms reopen, district hopes safety measures will put teachers at ease
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Even without full attendance, Monday marked another step toward a pre-pandemic normal. An estimated 20,000 students were expected to report to school, or about 40% of the total. That’s about twice as many as last fall, when the district reopened classrooms until rising COVID-19 cases forced a suspension in mid-November.
Education
Third-graders return to classroom, but are they prepared to succeed?
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Some Detroit third-graders were projected to be held back due to the State’s new Read by Grade Three Law in 2020. A year and a pandemic later, parents and education advocates fear many more are behind in 2021.
Education
Want to fix the chronic absenteeism problem in Detroit schools? Start with transportation.
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Transportation struggles aren’t the only reason chronic absenteeism is so pervasive in Detroit schools, but it is the most common reason so many students aren’t showing up for class on a regular basis, Wayne State University researchers say in a new report.
Bridge Michigan
Michigan Tech condemned racism. Then it got ugly at Upper Peninsula university
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In Partnership With Bridge Michigan
In a predominantly white university in one of Michigan’s whitest regions, a declaration against racism prompts two white professors to claim they’re the real victims. Critics say the ongoing debate is exposing hard truths.
Chalkbeat Detroit
Detroit district will remove Fs, limit graded assignments in push to help overwhelmed online students
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Students would be able to retake exams up to two times, the letter grades D and F would become a G or a No Credit, and homework largely would be limited to reading assignments or studying.
Education
Michigan’s new, free community college program: What you need to know
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A new program called Michigan Reconnect offers free tuition at community colleges and many job training programs.
Education
Opinion | Detroit schools chief: Gov. Whitmer, let students play ball
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Students in states with higher COVID rates are playing, making it harder to believe the restrictions are health-related, Nikolai Vitti writes to the governor.