Detroiters from the blind community raise voting machine concerns and call for assurances that November will yield a different experience at the polls.
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K-2 reading growth slowed last year in the Detroit district. Here’s what administrators say caused it.
DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said students who were close to reaching grade level in reading didn’t get the individualized support they needed. The focus was on those who were very far behind, according to a district report.
Posted inEducation, Guest Commentary, Health and Welfare
Detroit and Flint teens are struggling with their mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’
Teens today face threats to their well-being beyond what many adults immediately recognize, along with barriers to getting help that make it tough to get better.
Posted inElection 2026, Environment, Michigan Government
El-Sayed, Rogers face voter opposition to data centers in crucial Senate race
Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers square off in key Senate race in Michigan, where 62% of likely voters oppose data centers.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
Literacy lawsuit money is expiring. Here’s how DPSCD board candidates would keep key interventions.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District received $94.4 million to settle a right to-read literacy lawsuit. The money will run out by the end of this school year.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Election 2026
Don’t spoil your ballot: What you need to know about the school board race
Instead of one race for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board there’s two: 31 candidates are running for four seats with 4-year terms on the board and another three are seeking one seat with a partial term that will end in 2028.
Posted inDetroit Thrive, Housing
Detroit soup kitchen will offer full-service meals in 2027
In a few months, Detroit will join 12 other locations across the globe with a Refettorio, including Harlem and San Francisco.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Detroit Council urging inspections of Munoz Realty’s entire portfolio
The resolution approved Tuesday says the comprehensive assessment of Munoz’s properties would help determine compliance with city rental and health and safety rules and that it should give special attention to occupied properties, particularly those housing children or seniors.
Posted inEducation, Election 2026
How Detroit school board candidates would address chronic absenteeism
With 60% of DPSCD students chronically absent, attendance is a key issue in the Nov. 3 school board election.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture Canvas
Michigan-connected stars are coming to Detroit for The Coney
Actor/comedian Marc Evan Jackson and the Children’s Foundation of Michigan are set to launch The Coney, a star-studded variety show at the Detroit Opera House on Saturday, featuring a host of artists and entertainers with ties to Michigan.