This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Saturday, March 31, 2018. -The suburb of Warren is trying to create a downtown -A Detroit councilman is being sued -Local furniture maker …
Detroit Teachers Working Second Jobs May Have To Begin Disclosing Them To District
Teachers and staff in Detroit’s main school district could soon have to tell their supervisors if they are supplementing their salaries with a side job. The school board’s policy committee last …
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Dozens Of Detroit Schools Added To State’s List For Low Test Scores, But Forced Closure Not A Threat For Now
More than two dozen struggling Detroit schools will likely be added to the state’s “partnership” program after posting years of rock-bottom test scores. That will bring to 50 the number of Detroit …
Inside Nikolai Vitti’s Early Effort To Transform Detroit’s Battered Public Schools
Three months after taking on one of the most daunting tasks in American education, Nikolai Vitti was having a fit over pizza — $340,000 worth of pizza. Vitti, Detroit’s new school superintendent, …
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PODCAST: Starting A Micro Charter School In Detroit With Drew Schantz Of Venture School
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A Tale Of Two Pre-Ks In Detroit Shows Gap Between Classrooms That Get Private Donations And Those That Don’t
LaWanda Marshall and Candace Graham both teach pre-kindergarten at the Carver STEM Academy on Detroit’s west side. Both have colorful, toy-filled classrooms, computers for students to use and …
No Music, No Art, No Gym, Overcrowded Classrooms And Teacher Shortages: The Journey Of Detroit’s New Superintendent Starts Here
Detroit schools have been buzzing these last two weeks with what feels like a fresh start. A new superintendent — Nikolai Vitti — has landed in the city and started his job as the first new leader …
When Fighting Back Against Detroit’s Poverty, You Need An Education To Survive
As Khali Sweeney travels to represent his beloved Downtown Boxing Gym, one thing always remains on his mind: That education is a keystone to moving Detroit forward. Actually, it’s the only thing …
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Looming Financial Threats Could Undermine ‘Fresh’ Start For New Detroit District, Says Report
The creation of a new school district last year gave Detroit schools a break from years of crippling debt, allowing the new district to report a healthy budget surplus going into its second …
New Shipping Container Kiosk On Riverfront To Teach Students About The Great Lakes
The Portal View is a shipping container repurposed to provide an education experience about the Great Lakes and the maritime industry's past and future. It opens to the public on May 22 (that's …
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Motown Movement Aims To Build Education Center Focused On Affordable, Sustainable Housing
Do you remember the story of the Dutch boy who stuck his finger in the dike to stop the leak and saved the town? That’s what three Dutch architecture students are doing in Detroit. They hope to put …
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An Evening Of Stories: “School Days” With The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers & Chalkbeat
There is something special about listening to someone tell their story, and storytelling events have become pretty popular in the past few years. Every month The Secret Society of Twisted …
Tens Of Millions Of Dollars Spent On Improvements By Taxpayers And Nonprofits On Detroit Schools Are At Stake With Possible Closures
Parents, students and staff at the Fisher Upper Academy on Detroit’s east side gathered at the school last fall for an exciting announcement. The Ford Fund, the carmaker’s philanthropic arm, planned …
Podcast: A Deep Dive On Detroit’s Schools With Erin Einhorn And Julie Topping Of Chalkbeat
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Worried Betsy DeVos Could ‘Destroy’ Public Education? Here’s What You Should Know
Ed. Note: With all the polarization out there on the internet, we thought we'd find a summary that highlights what could actually happen with the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, a wealthy Michigander who …
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25 Struggling Schools In Detroit Are Set To Close, But Nearby Options Aren’t Much Better
Michigan education officials’ aggressive school closure plan faces a major challenge: It’s unlikely that most students displaced by closures will end up in substantially better schools. That’s …
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Anxious Michigan schools must wait until next year to learn their fate
Michigan schools waiting anxiously for word on whether they’ll be shut down next year will have to wait a little longer. State officials initially planned to release their annual state rankings, …
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Inside A Detroit Charter School On The Chopping Block That Says It’s Worth A Second Look
On paper, the Michigan Technical Academy looks exactly like the kind of school state officials are planning to shut down. The charter school in northwest Detroit has posted test scores in the …
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New Lawsuit Says Snyder And State Officials Are Trampling On The Right Of Detroit Children To Learn To Read
A new lawsuit says Michigan is trampling the right of Detroit children to learn to read. The lawyers behind the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, say it is the first of its kind in the nation …
The Ideas Box brings tech and education access to underserved neighborhoods
On Tuesday, the slick and mobile Ideas Box was unveiled at the central branch of the Detroit Public Library. The project, created by the nonprofit Libraries Without Borders in partnership with the …
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City Year Detroit Aims To Help Increase Graduation Rate of Detroit Public School Students
Education is crucial to the future of the city of Detroit. With that in mind, City Year Detroit is an organization primarily focused on bridging the gap between students of Detroit Public Schools …
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These Kids Are Getting A Safe Ride Today, But That’s In Danger Of Ending March 31
Detroit being Detroit, there are almost always challenges. However, the Youth Transit Alliance is one of the ones trying to break the cycle of despair in the D for our children. If you don't know …
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