Mayor Mary Sheffield asked DPSCD to use the funds it would no longer spend on student bus passes to expand out-of-school programs. The district’s board will have the final say.
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Detroit community group launches study of data center development: ‘It’s really important that we do this soon’
Eastside Community Network launches study group to develop policy recommendations on data centers before they arrive in Detroit neighborhoods.
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Detroit district says it will not renew Barack Obama Leadership Academy’s charter despite protests
DPSCD officials have criticized the school’s academic results and financial track record. The charter school educates 300 students and is seeking a new authorizer to stay open.
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Emergency ambulance contracts in limbo, risking Detroit response time delay
DFD Deputy Chief Derek Hillman said that an impact would be felt “across the board” for delays on the city’s most urgent emergency calls.
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Groups push ‘dignity in death’ for Michigan’s unclaimed dead
As funeral costs rise, more dead people are going unclaimed in parts of Michigan. In Detroit, students at Wayne State are stepping up to honor them when no one else does.
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Detroit’s use of facial recognition for violent crime probes is down. Here’s why
Only one of the nine facial recognition searches Detroit police conducted last year produced an investigative lead, a BOPC report shows.
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Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas recorded an anthem for the civil rights era and fought for fair pay
Their classic anthem “Dancing in the Street” reflected the revolutionary mood of civil rights protesters, especially Black Americans in the 1960s.
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This Detroiter is improving his neighborhood, and city hall noticed
Jerjuan Howard has helped organize a community garden, is opening a bookstore on April 25 to give students a place to go after school, and founded a local business association.
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Arts educator Shavonne Coleman makes directorial debut at Detroit Repertory Theatre
The Detroiter made her professional directing debut with “Eclipsed,” which runs through May 17. The play is set in Liberia in 2003 during the end of the Second Liberian Civil War.
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Wayne County will consider new schooling options for its juvenile detention facility
DPSCD recently approved a one-year contract with the charter school that operates in the juvenile detention facility. It is intended to serve as a transitionary period, officials say.