David Arsen

community event

Detroit

March 25, 2019

What will it take to boost school funding? Detroiters want to know.

At a panel about school funding in Detroit, some participants focused on the practicalities of making change in Lansing.

School Funding 101

Detroit

January 23, 2019

Report: Michigan has biggest school funding decline in nation

Michigan's school funding system is in need of serious repair, researchers say.

Looking to leave?

Detroit

May 11, 2017

As two Detroit districts merge, uncertainty over leadership and pay stokes fear of teacher exodus in 11 schools

The transition back to the Detroit Public Schools Community District could mean major pay cuts for EAA teachers and changes to school leadership that some fear could cause a mass exodus.

DeVos and Detroit

Detroit

January 16, 2017

Can Betsy DeVos be blamed for the state of Detroit’s schools? What you need to know

Critics assert that Michigan charter schools can open wherever they want, shut down without notice and operate with less oversight than charters in some other parts of the country but DeVos defenders say she’s created educational opportunities for families that otherwise wouldn’t have had them.

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