The board of the Detroit Public Schools Community District approved a resolution Tuesday asking the Michigan Department of Education to pursue adjustments to its after-school snack program.
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Michigan adopts updated sex education standards after contentious meeting
Michigan Democrats approved an update to the state’s health standards during a contentious State Board of Education meeting. Many public commenters took issue with the state’s recommendation to address gender identity in instruction.
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How to choose the best Detroit district exam or application school for your child
DPSCD has schools tailored to students’ interests and career pathways. Here’s what to consider before applying.
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Teachers, community members ask Detroit district to update immigration sanctuary policy
Educators said they feel unprepared to face immigration enforcement and want more training.
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Michigan has $321M for school safety. The catch: Districts must waive rights
Michigan public and private schools can opt in to receive school safety and mental health funding. But school groups say they have issues with the funding rules.
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Michigan K-12 crisis: Chronic absenteeism harms education across the state
Educators agree: chronic absenteeism is a huge problem in Michigan schools, impacting learning and dragging down test scores of even students who show up to class.
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Detroit Horse Power has given me a family’: Students learn empathy, confidence through horsemanship
Many middle and high school students of color say Detroit Horse Power has given them opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have.
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Mary Sheffield is Detroit’s next mayor. Can she influence education?
Now that Sheffield has been elected, the attention will turn to whether she’ll deliver on her campaign promises.
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Mother-daughter duo work to uplift people with disabilities, youth in Detroit
In the past three years, Safeway has served around 1,000 people through its autism awareness training, special education support and community events
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Report: Michigan must overhaul ‘inequitable’ way it funds special education
Without reform, the report says, the state will continue to leave students behind academically and socially and unprepared for the future.