Detroit Public Schools Community District and Superintendent Nikolai Vitti put out a call to action on Oct. 2 asking Detroiters to leave friendly phone messages and to knock on household doors of the thousands of students who have been disengaged since the first day of school. The campaign helped the district reach more than 3,000 students before the biannual Count Day.
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Detroit students ask school board candidates: ‘What would you do to take action?’ amid the pandemic
Detroit School of Arts student Unique Pierce told a school board candidate just how tough it’s been to weather the stresses of virtual learning during this unusual school year.
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Majority of Detroit teachers vote yes to ratify a one-year contract
Detroit teachers overwhelmingly ratified a one-year contract on Monday that includes pay raises, bonuses, and more working protections.
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Child care centers provided young students a safe place to learn online. Michigan said no.
The coronavirus child care crunch is falling hardest on low-income families of color, many of whom work in-person jobs in sanitation, grocery, and health care that the state has defined as “essential.” When these families have young students learning online, many parents find that they have no safe place to send their children during the work day.
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Bates Academy student excited to resume in-person instruction
‘I want face-to-face learning with precautions’
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After week one, attendance down in the Detroit school district as 78% of students show up for class
After a week of instruction in the Detroit school district, just 78% of the students who signed up for online or face-to-face learning have shown up for class.
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PHOTOS: Masks and remote learning mark first day of school in Detroit
Gray clouds and a steady rain greeted students and parents arriving for their first day of the new school year with Detroit Public Schools Community District. New safety protocols and temperature checks kicked off the start of school. Yet, most families chose to learn online.
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Temperature checks, hand sanitizer, and airplane arms greet Detroit students on the first day of school
Tuesday marked the official start to the 2020-21 school year in Michigan. While some districts and charters had already begun classes weeks earlier, Tuesday was the first day for the 51,000 students who attend the Detroit Public Schools Community District, as well as for students attending more than three dozen other districts in metro Detroit.
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Here’s what 51,000 Detroit students can expect the first day of school to look like
Virtual assemblies. Eating lunch in the classroom. Sitting six feet apart: These are just some of the changes students might experience when the Detroit school district welcomes nearly 51,000 students back to virtual or physical classrooms on Sept. 8.
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DPSCD support staff say they’ve been left out of school reopening plans
Paraprofessionals, office employees and food service workers are the latest groups to denounce Detroit Public Schools’ reopening plans. Amid negotiations, support staff say they demand the same health and safety protocols given to teachers.