The new, state-of-the-art Marygrove Early Education Center has opened for local families, but child-care workers and advocates say there is still work to do.
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Detroit’s December remote days a sign of how long and challenging the pandemic recovery will be
Detroit Public Schools Community District is going remote for three days in December and closed schools for an extra two days before Thanksgiving. The closures help show that students and educators are under duress as COVID outbreaks and staff shortages pile on top of nearly two years of virtual learning, quarantines, masking battles and COVID fears.
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Detroit school district pushes back against anti-CRT legislation
Teachers and school leaders in the Detroit school district are strongly opposed to bills in the Michigan legislature that would sharply restrict how racism and sexism are taught.
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Detroit superintendent considers shorter quarantine for asymptomatic students
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is considering whether to shorten the quarantine period for asymptomatic students in an effort to keep more students in classrooms.
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New Detroit program puts support staff on the fast track to become teachers
Will Cannon is among 55 people who entered classrooms in the Detroit Public Schools Community District for the first time this school year through a new program — the first of its kind in Michigan — that trains them during a summer academy tailored to the particular challenges of teaching in Detroit.
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First month of classes in Detroit sees virtual school challenges, demand for hourly employees continues
Three weeks into the school year, Detroit Public Schools Community District officials still are fielding complaints from parents about its new virtual school.
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Detroit must repair crumbling schools. Federal funds may be best hope.
Detroit schools are essentially barred from raising their own funds to repair deteriorated buildings, which would cost about $1.5 billion. Now, federal support may enable leaders to do what a series of state-appointed managers could not — rebuild Detroit’s schools.
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Michigan Republicans aim to restrict school discussion of systemic racism
A GOP House bill takes aim at critical race theory; the notion that the legacies of slavery and racism are baked into the nation’s laws and many of its institutions. Opponents contend such measures are an effort to prevent honest classroom discussion about race.
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Poll shows Michigan taxpayers willing to pay for children’s education
Support for education was a leading topic on the first day of the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference. A recent poll supported by the Skillman Foundation shows Michiganders are willing to pay more in taxes for their children’s education.
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Detroit schools are spending $70M for COVID testing. Could a vaccine mandate be next?
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is spending $70 million for COVID testing for students and staff.