In 2025, district officials said they would preserve a portion of the Cooley High School building, but the high cost means the building will be demolished.
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Longtime Detroit principal not returning to school after disciplinary incidents, DPSCD says
Jeffery Robinson, principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, will no longer lead the K-8 Afrocentric school due to “several disciplinary incidents and performance concerns,” Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.
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Benson education plan: Up teacher pay, tackle absenteeism, change constitution
Jocelyn Benson is releasing a wide-ranging education plan calling for more pre-K, career tech and service opportunities
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What to know about school tax credit program. Will Michigan opt in or stay out?
Michigan private and public school students could benefit from a federal tax credit scholarship program. Here’s what to know.
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Proposed Detroit district budget prioritizes pay boosts, but Vitti warns of uncertainty ahead
Detroit Public Schools Community District board members got a preview of what is proposed in the $1.1 billion budget for the 2026-27 school year. The board will vote on it next month.
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Detroit made buses free for students, but getting to and from school is still hard
The Sheffield administration has promised fixes by the fall.
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Detroit schools are making real gains in reading and math: 4 strategies that are working
Administrators say after years of struggle, the district is finally moving the needle, and the data bears that out.
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DPSCD to close Thurgood Marshall school next year, district confirms
Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School on the city’s west side is closing at the end of next school year, DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti confirmed.
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Michigan education board opposes Trump’s tax credit scholarship program
Critics of the scholarships have said they are no different than giving parents publicly funded vouchers to send their kids to private school.
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Detroit district: Yellow bus pilot improved attendance for Henry Ford High School students
DPSCD administrators said Henry Ford students who rode the bus frequently significantly reduced their chronic absenteeism this school year. The same was not true for East English Village, where more students live farther from their school.