Nikolai Vitti

Vitti joined the district as superintendent in 2017. The board voted 6-1 this week to extend his current contract through 2028, and give him a pay raise.

The Detroit Public School system is getting about 1-point-3 billion dollars in federal COVID relief. Nationally, the district received the highest rate of per-pupil assistance.

Detroit schools superintendent talks school closings and potential vaccine mandates. Also, writer Jerry Dennis on how climate change is shifting conditions Up North. And how to gather and grieve during holiday meals.

In a letter posted on the district’s website, Nikolai Vitti said all DPSCD schools will be virtual every Friday in December due to rising COVID cases.

Update: 8:55 p.m.At a meeting on Thursday evening, Detroit public school board members adopted a plan to maintain a pause on in-person instruction through…

Around 20,000 students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District are expected back in classrooms on Monday.DPSCD suspended in-person learning when…

Michigan’s largest public school district will be re-opening to in-person instruction next week.Officials with Detroit Public Schools Community District…

Michigan’s public schools have moved online, following orders from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Nobody wanted to conduct a school…

Today on Stateside, COVID-19 cases continue to rise and hospitals throughout Michigan are nearing capacity. A reporter who’s been following the story…

Michigan's largest school district will suspend in-person classes next week, joining other districts that have shifted to online-only classes as…