Detroit Public Schools Community District
The Detroit school district has worked to increase AP offerings in all high schools and encourage students to take the rigorous courses.
The district wants legal clarity on whether it can use operating millage revenue to pay off all of its historic debt.
The district will educate the community about how the public comment changes will affect participants.
The board delayed the decision in order to give the community more time to learn about the proposed changes.
There were 22 candidates running for three seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
The election for the Detroit school board could determine the direction the district heads in the future.
The millage is important for Detroit because revenue from the millage goes toward paying off debt.
There are 22 candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board in what could be a pivotal race for the district.
Many of the other proposed changes to the public participation policy would put in writing current practices of the board.
Most of the nearly $230,000 raised in the race has gone to 4 candidates.
The tutoring program comes with some strict rules for students, who must attend every session in order to receive the money.
High rates of chronic absenteeism continue to impede efforts to improve academic achievement
Proposal S is a millage that would provide additional revenue to pay off longstanding debt.
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Candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board include an incumbent, former board members, educators, community leaders, parents, and some newcomers.
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, 65.8% of students missed 18 or more school days during the last school year. That’s a slight improvement over the previous year’s number.
Once the Detroit school district stops counting students who enrolled but haven’t shown up, the enrollment numbers are expected to be lower than they are now.
ardona took questions from Cass Technical High School students on Thursday as part of his national back-to-school bus tour.
Days above 90 degrees on the heat index are expected to quadruple over the next two decades, meaning more closures for Detroit public schools
Small gains in M-STEP performance signal significant progress for DPSCD.