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Detroit
‘Get rid of’ Michigan’s third-grade reading law? Whitmer’s comments reignite debate.
By Koby Levin
March 7, 2019
Detroit
Laptops for everyone: How the Detroit district seeks to level the tech playing field
By Lori Higgins
March 7, 2019
Detroit
What role did schools play in Mike Duggan’s State of the City? Not a big one.
By Koby Levin
March 6, 2019

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Detroit
Gretchen Whitmer wants to boost school funding in Michigan. Does she have a chance?
By Koby Levin
March 5, 2019
Detroit
How will Gov. Whitmer’s education budget affect your school district in Michigan?
By Koby Levin
March 5, 2019
Detroit
The Michigan senate is Dayna Polehanki’s new teachers’ lounge
By Koby Levin
March 1, 2019
Detroit
Some schools will get repairs but severe problems remain in Detroit district buildings
By Lori Higgins
February 28, 2019
Detroit
State of Babies report shows Michigan still ‘reaching’ to serve its youngest residents
By Koby Levin
February 27, 2019
Detroit
Two charter authorizers want to strengthen school boards in Detroit by training their own members
By Koby Levin
February 26, 2019
Detroit
As charters rush to find new locations, the Detroit district announces big plans to use their buildings
By Lori Higgins
February 25, 2019
Detroit
Charter schools racing to find new buildings as district ends their leases
By Koby Levin
February 22, 2019
Detroit
Few Detroit high school graduates qualify for free tuition. Can this class change that?
By Lori Higgins
February 21, 2019
The duel enrollment proposal to make it easier for students to earn college credit while still in high school seemed like a done deal. Then it vanished. Detroit
How an effort to prepare Michigan high schoolers for college slipped through the cracks
By Koby Levin
February 20, 2019
Detroit
Frederick Douglass is safe, but Ben Carson still up for a potential name change in Detroit’s district
By Lori Higgins
February 19, 2019
Detroit
Michigan is struggling to put kids through college. So why is a promising solution stuck in first gear?
By Koby Levin
February 14, 2019