Detroit students’ outcomes are still not where we want them to be. That’s a clear sign that other government and community leaders have a role to play in improving conditions for young people outside of school.
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Posted inEducation, Election 2026
5 Detroit school board candidates running as ‘anti-fascist’ slate calling for Vitti’s firing
All five BAMN candidates for the DPSCD school board want to oust Superintendent Nikolai Vitti. They all want to stop the district from closing small schools.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Who are the Michigan State Board of Education candidates? What to know.
Two Republicans are trying to get onto the Democratic-dominated board. The board makes recommendations for education policy but does not determine the state budget or pass laws.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Should parents be held accountable for their children’s chronic absenteeism? Board candidates weigh in.
Chalkbeat asked candidates their thoughts on whether parents should be held accountable for their children’s absences. Of the 34 candidates, 31 are running for four seats with four-year terms, and three are running for a partial two-year term.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Detroit School Board race: What to know
The school board has real power. It helps set district policy, oversees the budget and can hire or fire the superintendent.
Posted inEducation
K-2 reading growth slowed last year in the Detroit district. Here’s what administrators say caused it.
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.
Posted inEducation, Guest Commentary, Health and Welfare
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.