Michigan schools are responsible for supplying items that students need to learn. But teachers continue to spend hundreds of dollars from their own pockets and routinely ask families, friends and strangers to help.
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Detroit district contract would raise salaries 6% for highest-paid teachers
If the agreement is ratified, the district would give all teachers a retention bonus, as well as extra pay for hard-to-staff positions and veteran employees.
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Task force holds public meeting on settlement funds for Detroit literacy
The task force will conduct annual evaluations of Detroit literacy and provide state-level policy recommendations. It also will provide the recommendations to the DPSCD school board, but they do not have to accept them.
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Detroit attendance proposal would kick students out of their chosen school for high absenteeism
As of 2022, only about 55% of Detroit Public Schools Community District students attended their assigned neighborhood school.
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Michigan school tutoring funds not likely until spring state officials say
Michigan’s record education budget includes $150 million set aside for tutoring to help students recover from pandemic learning loss. But the state’s strict approval process means a wait until possibly March for the money.
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Detroit teachers union reaches agreement with school district
The announcement arrived the same day the DFT’s two-year contract expired.
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The future of student loan forgiveness: What to know in Michigan
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s plan for widespread loan forgiveness in June. But there are other ways to get federal student loans forgiven. Plus, Michigan has a new program to help teachers pay back their loans.
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Detroit teachers union members call for salary increases as new school year nears
“We are looking at what other districts are paying their educators,” says one teacher.
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Detroit school officials announce new partners for health hub expansion
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Children’s Foundation will provide DPSCD with a combined $1.8 million to develop 12 health hubs in neighborhood schools.
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Detroit schools seek longer contract with Beyond Basics to boost reading skills
The tutoring program will exclusively work with K-8 students at eight schools next year.