The school year for the Detroit Public Schools Community District ends June 10. Summer school begins June 23 and runs through July 25.
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Will Trump target Michigan for allowing trans student athletes to compete on school teams?
The House passed two anti-trans sports bills last week, but the Senate won’t consider them. The Trump administration is investigating other states that won’t comply with his executive order. Is Michigan next?
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First-person: I am part of the smartphone generation, but cherish screen breaks
For a long time, I used technology to escape the real world.
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Vitti talks marijuana dangers for kids and fighting poverty at Mackinac
Nikolai Vitti said the district has at least one incident a week when students between third and 12th grade take edibles.
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DPSCD urged to continue honoring Catherine Blackwell as namesake school is set to close
With the Catherine C. Blackwell Institute set to close in the near future, Blackwell’s niece Alberta Carter addressed the board about naming another school after the Detroit educator who died in 2014.
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Federal library funding cuts could mean the end of services for Michigan K-12 students
The federal dollars help pay for early literacy programs, online databases, as well as internet and technology access for many families.
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Advocates fight for Detroit educators to follow IEPs for special education students
Education advocates, school employees and board members say delays in evaluations for special education services have been a problem for students for years.
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Michigan advocates call for more state education funding as ‘devastating’ federal cuts are proposed
A new report by the Education Trust-Midwest highlights the need for more funding to educate at-risk students as Trump plans to slash federal dollars.
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DPSCD to return Davis Aerospace to City Airport, redevelop Cooley High for sports
The district’s philanthropic arm, the DPSCD Foundation, plans to invest more than $32 million toward the two capital projects.
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These are the education reforms Michigan lawmakers want to make so far in 2025
Republicans have proposed school safety reforms and more public school access for home-schooling students. Democratic proposals include restrictions on school building closings.