A student group is calling for the Detroit school district to remove its dress code policy from the student code of conduct to prevent what they call unfair and unequal enforcement.
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How COVID cash could help Michigan schools tackle a mental health crisis
This series seeks to amplify efforts to better support the wellness of students and school staff during this challenging comeback year.
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Detroit superintendent unlikely to push for staff vaccine mandate terminations
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says he likely won’t seek to terminate unvaccinated employees, changing his position on enforcing the school district’s staff vaccine policy.
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Detroit district seeks public input on facilities plan
The Detroit school district will start a series of community meetings next month to discuss its proposals to improve its school facilities using $700 million in COVID relief money.
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Detroit school district authorized to administer COVID vaccine at schools
The state health department has given the Detroit school district the OK to administer the COVID vaccine in schools, part of an effort to raise the immunization rate among the city’s school-age children.
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Michigan lawmakers skirmish over Republican school transparency bill
GOP lawmakers defend a measure that would require schools to publicly post curricula, book titles, writing assignments and other material at the start of the school year or lose 5 percent of funding. Democrats call it a ploy to politicize education.
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Cody, Pershing would be rebuilt as part of $700M Detroit school district proposal
The money would come from one-time federal COVID relief funds, but is only a fraction of the estimated $2.1 billion needed for building issues in the district.
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Detroit school board members seek to raise compensation
The Detroit school board is looking to increase the amount of money it receives for attending meetings and conducting other board business.
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Legendary Detroit dance teacher takes her well-deserved bow
Debra White-Hunt, legendary dance teacher, choreographer and co-founder of the Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy, is honored for her contributions of more than 50 years of service to arts and culture to Detroit.
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Why low COVID vax rates in Detroit led to more online learning
While students in New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and beyond have returned to face-to-face instruction in the midst of an omicron-fueled surge, Detroit kids have remained at home, learning online since Jan. 6.