charter schools

When we talk about segregated schools, we need to look no further than Detroit. Census figures from the Michigan Department of Education tell us Detroit…

What will it take to fix Michigan's charter school laws? The rules governing charter schools in Michigan were first put into place a little over two…

This text is adapted from a segment of a State of Opportunity radio documentary produced by Lindsey Smith and Dustin Dwyer. To hear the full documentary,…

What I'm about to share with you is MUST-READ material. It's a multi-part series on charter schools from the folks at the Detroit Free Press. To quote my…

(This story originally appeared on Michigan Radio on Sept. 6, 2013.) What if something other than jobs could rebuild Detroit?What if the purpose of…

If you’re like me and you know just a little bit about the history of education in Michigan, you might already know that a lot of what we see in our…

Jack Lessenberry notes in Week in Michigan Politics Detroit's infrastructure is failing its youngest citizens. Frequent power outages to schools this…

Every Morning, Every NightChristopher Gaston is usually the first kid to arrive at school every morning. And he’s almost always the last one to leave at…

Things are settling down at the Anderson’s house in Northwest Detroit. The two high-schoolers are doing homework and talking to their parents. Like at…

There are almost as many charter schools in Detroit as schools run by the Detroit Public Schools. There are 86 DPS schools and 85 charters, a difference…