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robotics

Detroit
November 21, 2018

Scared of robots? Here’s how one Detroit science teacher helps students deal with complex machines and instability at home.

Before she became a teacher, Maxine Kennebrew’s days were measured in hard numbers. I could say, ‘Okay this was a good…

Board's beginning

Detroit
June 12, 2018

Leadership, funding and security dominate discussion in first meeting on school bus loop plan

The mayoral-appointed education commission board held its first meeting Tuesday.

DeVos in Detroit

Detroit
April 27, 2018

Betsy DeVos’s first Detroit visit featured Girl Scouts, robots, and talk of beluga whales

The event was her first visit to Detroit as education secretary.