Districts across the state are relaxing mask requirements, routine COVID testing, social distancing rules, and 10-day quarantines this back-to-school season.
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New program hopes to build racial diversity in Michigan microbreweries
The Nain Rouge brewery recently opened in Midtown with a couple of goals in mind — training students and diversifying the craft industry. The brewery collaborated with EMU and Midtown Detroit Inc. to see the first group of students through to graduation.
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Detroit superintendent earns high marks in latest evaluation
The district has seen a reversal of gains in test scores and enrollment in recent years. But in backing their “effective” rating for Nikolai Vitti, board members cited the challenges of leading the district through the pandemic.
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Michigan teacher retirements appear level, despite fear of huge exodus
Detroit public schools are fully staffed and the volume of statewide teacher retirements — an imperfect barometer — is steady compared to years past. Challenges remain in Grand Rapids and some rural districts, but there is reason for optimism.
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She moved to a Detroit neighborhood for the school. Now her kid is on a waitlist.
The scramble for seats is in some senses a welcome sign for the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where decades of enrollment declines were exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Detroit’s back-to-school enrollment efforts take on new urgency
As back-to-school season approaches, enrollment losses due to the pandemic remain a concern. The district’s Summer on the Block series is one of several initiatives the district is taking to attract families to its schools.
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Detroit launches attendance initiatives as rising absenteeism threatens pandemic recovery
Detroit schools will introduce a new set of intervention initiatives to combat the climbing rates of chronic absenteeism since the start of the pandemic.
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District spotlights how COVID relief money is helping to address staffing
Detroit school board approves academic calendar, school code of conduct, and contract extension with the literacy tutoring nonprofit Beyond Basics.
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Detroit superintendent’s wife leaves literacy nonprofit following backlash over contract
The resignation came amid questions and criticism from some in the community about the superintendent’s family connection to a company that received a multimillion-dollar tutoring contract funded in part with federal COVID aid.
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First lady Jill Biden, U.S. Education Secretary visit Detroit summer school site
First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Education Secretary visited Detroit’s Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts as part of their three-state tour of summer learning programs funded through federal COVID relief measures.