The lack of additional dollars holds English learners back from fully accessing an appropriate public education, advocates say.

Since their launch in 2023, DPSCD’s Health Hubs have helped thousands of families and contributed to improving attendance for many students, according to the district.

The district is proposing a new charter contract that will require its enrollment to be no more than 20% DPSCD students. The proposal sparked a board discussion around its philosophy on charters.

The district is proposing a new charter contract that will require its enrollment to be no more than 20% DPSCD students. The proposal sparked a board discussion around its philosophy on charters.

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Walking out of school is a tried and true student protest tactic, but recent protests against ICE seem to have struck a nerve. Some Republican leaders want teachers to face consequences.

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Dozens of community members ask the Detroit school district to offer more support to newcomers and English learners.

The pilot began at two high schools in an attempt to boost attendance. An average of 15 students are riding each of the eight buses per day.

State test data suggests more English learners are meeting growth targets. The district credits this in part to hiring more multilingual academic interventionists.

State grants will only be given to districts that agree to comprehensive investigations if a mass casualty event occurs.

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Detroit Horse Power students said they improved skills like empathy and perseverance after participating in the program.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

The preliminary numbers are a sign that the district’s enrollment efforts are making incremental progress.

Here’s how Pulaski Elementary-Middle School dropped its chronic absenteeism rate by 47 percentage points.

Linda McMahon stopped at Renaissance High School as part of a national tour. Critics say the visit, coming amid the Trump administration's plans to cut K-12 funding, was “deeply disappointing."

The new state protections come as the federal government is pulling back its support for English learners.

The district increased the number of houses it canvassed this summer and is focusing on improving parent engagement.

For Bridget and Marta, ELLIS Prep often felt like the only public institution with its arms open in a city and country that seemed not to want them.

The Detroit school district last week changed its policy to allow exceptions for some with felony convictions to volunteer.

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Bland, the senior pastor of Liberty Temple Baptist Church, was approved to fill the open board seat Monday night.

DPSCD confirmed that Traci Ricks withdrew her application on Wednesday, as questions were raised about the use of ChatGPT in the application materials attributed to her.

The applicants include two people who ran to be on the board last year.

These programs "should be safe sanctuaries—and we can't even guarantee that anymore."

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Maykol Bogoya-Duarte’s request for a stay of deportation was denied Wednesday, according to his attorney.

The board listened to two and a half hours of public comment before it released a statement urging for the student’s release.

Dozens of community members urged the board to make a statement during two and a half hours of public comment.

The Western International student was 3.5 credits away from graduation before his arrest, his attorney says.

The Western International student was 3.5 credits away from graduation before his arrest, his attorney says.

Western International High School students say they are fearful and angry after their peer’s arrest, and they wish the district had told them about it.

Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.

Offices that helped survivors of violence and discrimination from inside the immigration system have been gutted by the Trump administration.

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In Michigan alone, there are currently 782 civil rights cases under investigation. Of those, 462 are disability discrimination cases. Since the Department of Education closed the office that handled t...

The 16 Democratic state attorneys, along with Gov. Josh Shapiro, say the move to terminate states’ access to federal COVID relief is an unfair move that contradicts the will of Congress and will hurt students.

If GOP lawmakers’ proposals become law, a program that feeds nearly 600,000 Michigan students would be at risk.

The state superintendent said Michigan is already in compliance with federal civil rights laws.

President Trump said he would move oversight of services for students with disabilities to Health and Human Services. Advocates worry the agency doesn’t have the staff or expertise to handle the chang...

Following a ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois investigation, an Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require families to tell their public school districts if they are homeschool...