Many middle and high school students of color say Detroit Horse Power has given them opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have.
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Posted inEducation, Election 2025
Mary Sheffield is Detroit’s next mayor. Can she influence education?
Now that Sheffield has been elected, the attention will turn to whether she’ll deliver on her campaign promises.
Posted inEducation, Health and Welfare
Mother-daughter duo work to uplift people with disabilities, youth in Detroit
In the past three years, Safeway has served around 1,000 people through its autism awareness training, special education support and community events
Posted inEducation
Report: Michigan must overhaul ‘inequitable’ way it funds special education
Without reform, the report says, the state will continue to leave students behind academically and socially and unprepared for the future.
Posted inEducation
Op-Ed: Detroit students deserve officials who fight for them
“We must find sustainable ways for the city’s elected officials see themselves as integral to the success of our young people.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Education
DPSCD’s All-City Marching Band performs on global stage in Paris
The embassy invited the band to participate in Detroit Salon, a new arts initiative that highlights Detroit as an emerging global art hub.
Posted inEducation
Detroit school board discusses possibility of renaming 2 DPSCD schools
Detroit Public Schools Community District explored the possibility of renaming the former Phoenix Elementary-Middle School and Paul Robeson/Malcolm X Academy.
Posted inEducation
Could holding parents accountable improve chronic absenteeism in the Detroit school district?
Chronic absenteeism, which negatively impacts students’ ability to learn and progress academically, has long been a problem for DPSCD.
Posted inEducation, Election 2025
What mayoral candidates Sheffield and Kinloch said about education at this week’s debate
Both of the candidates for Detroit mayor say they want to play a role in education, mostly by partnering with city schools.
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State education board urged to reject proposed health and sex education standards
This is the first update to Michigan’s health education standards since 2007.