detroit public schools

For most Michigan kids, the school year is over next week. But for the 300-some kids at Taylor International Academy in Southfield, it ended twelve days…

Detroit’s new schools superintendent knows he’s taking on a tough job, but he’s also convinced the troubled district can turn around, and prove that…

A special board meeting has been scheduled to give updates in the Detroit Public Schools Community District's search for a new superintendent.The meeting…

Finalists vying for the job of Detroit schools’ superintendent will start the public interview process this week, but some people think the best candidate…

In case you needed more proof that politics makes for strange bedfellows, a coalition of religious leaders and casino owners have united to oppose new…

The Michigan Department of Education is offering a reprieve for the 38 schools in danger of being closed for poor performance.The reprieve is laid out in…

How important is leadership to the success – or failure – of a school?After 20 years as a teacher and principal in the Detroit Public School System,…

Detroit parents and students want the state to hear from them before closing their schools.Twenty-five public schools in Detroit could be shut down for…

Parents and teachers of Detroit public schools students believe closing down schools won't improve education in their city.The state released a list of 38…

Another school has signed on with the Detroit Promise to make it easier for more of the city's students to attend college.Grand Valley State University is…