Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said mental health programs for students will be a priority – even COVID relief funds run out.
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Detroit literacy and transportation get big support in Whitmer budget plan
Investments are welcome news for a city working to recover from generations of disinvestment.
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Southeastern updates, budget amendment at Detroit school board meeting
Southeastern HS update, a budget amendment and COVID dollars: Detroit’s February school board meeting highlights
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Michigan Senate dumps ‘read or flunk’ portion of third-grade law
Vote mostly along party lines would nix requirements that third graders behind in reading repeat the grade. Democrats say it didn’t work; GOP said it didn’t have a chance to.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pitches 9 percent boost in Michigan school spending
The Democratic governor now has a Democratic Legislature and a giant budget surplus to pursue education priorities, including individualized tutoring, universal pre-school and other progressive policies.
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Pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds sounds good. Will there be enough teachers?
Early educators will be watching closely for details in Whitmer’s preschool proposal in a budget presentation next week
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Gretchen Whitmer wants free preschool for all. But is Michigan ready?
Universal pre-K is good for kids and the economy. But it’s expensive and the state faces several hurdles, including teacher shortages and a lack of transportation options for the 4-year-olds.
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Can more cash transform Michigan’s middling schools? We may find out soon
A once-in-a-generation influx of money is allowing education advocates to debate reforms to a school system that has underperformed for decades.
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Michigan Senate panel removes flunking from third grade reading law
Democratic lawmakers are moving quickly to remove the part of the state’s third grade reading law that requires students a year or more behind to repeat the grade. The bill passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday.
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State of the State: Whitmer pushing for 1:1 tutoring as Michigan students struggle
Tutoring is on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s mind as she prepares for Wednesday’s State of the State address. She sees 1:1 tutoring as key to academic recovery.