Hannah Dellinger

Hannah Dellinger

Reporter, Chalkbeat Detroit

Hannah Dellinger is a reporter for Chalkbeat Detroit. Previously, she was an education reporter at the Houston Chronicle, where she completed a project on censorship in Texas public schools with an Education Writers Association fellowship in 2022. Prior to that, Hannah was a Hearst journalism fellow for two years in Houston and Connecticut, where she published an investigation and database of child sexual abuse tied to Boys & Girls Clubs of America affiliates that won an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award in 2020.

The Michigan Senate passed a resolution encouraging schools to uphold DEI principles despite the Trump administration’s attempts to ban diversity initiatives.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touted a pre-K enrollment achievement on Wednesday. She wants legislators to secure the funds to expand the program.

The party is moving forward with proposals they say will help improve student achievement and ease a shortage of teachers..

The governor is expected to make the announcement during her State of the State Address Wednesday night.

Shannon Houtrouw has been teaching computer science since 1998. This year, he learned he won a top award for educators.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said Thursday his department believes in the value of teaching “all of history,” including lessons around racism.

The housing will be income-restricted and all K-12 educators in the region will be eligible to apply.

Youth in the system are calling on the Michigan Department of Education to require schools to immediately release their transcripts.

They are also asking community members to call on school boards and district officials to make the changes.