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Posted inEducation
How Detroit parents are searching for new schools amid uncertainty, closures
Four DPSCD schools are closing, and the Barack Obama Leadership Academy charter school is in danger of closing if it can’t find a new authorizer.
Posted inEducation
Nearly 84% of Detroit district high schoolers were paid for attendance this year
In its second year, DPSCD’s financial attendance incentive reached more than 12,000 high schoolers. More students at neighborhood high schools were able to get the payout compared to last year.
Posted inEnvironment
Mold takes hold in Metro Detroit basements after floods, sewage backups
Frequent heavy rainfall in Southeast Michigan over the last decade has raised awareness of indoor mold among homeowners and renters. As water recedes after a flood, mold can develop within as little as 48 hours.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit’s emergency ambulance contracts greenlit
The Detroit fire administration has said that the department would need about $20 million in upfront costs to bring its EMS services fully in-house, and even if the funding could be identified, the turnaround for more city-owned and operated rigs would take years.
Posted inEducation
DPSCD moving forward with plan to demolish historic Cooley High School
In 2025, district officials said they would preserve a portion of the Cooley High School building, but the high cost means the building will be demolished.
Posted inBusiness, Detroit City Notebook
Industrial project for Detroit’s west side gains zoning, remediation approvals
The Detroit City Council authorized a proposal to rezone a large portion of the site for industrial use as well as a brownfield redevelopment plan for the $62 million “Junction McGraw” project.
Posted inArts & Culture, Guest Commentary
Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were invisible architects behind pop music juggernaut
While women mostly worked in administrative roles at Motown, there still weren’t any female full-time, in-house songwriters and producers. Like the rest of the music industry back then, Motown’s internal structure was patriarchal.
Posted inEducation
Longtime Detroit principal not returning to school after disciplinary incidents, DPSCD says
Jeffery Robinson, principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, will no longer lead the K-8 Afrocentric school due to “several disciplinary incidents and performance concerns,” Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.
Posted inHousing, Quality of Life
Detroit eased rental inspection rules to improve housing safety. It hasn’t worked
“The regulatory environment has become overly burdensome, unpredictable, and costly,” one landlord said.