detroit public schools

Sixty-two years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education, many school districts in Michigan and throughout the country remain…

The fates of neighborhoods and schools are intimately intertwined. That's especially true in high-poverty areas like Detroit. You can see those fates…

In part one of our State of Opportunity documentary, We Live Here, we spent time in Littlefield — a Detroit neighborhood right on the edge. It’s trying…

There are 25 schools in Detroit waiting to hear whether they’ll be closing their doors at the end of the school year.So, where would all those students…

(Support trusted journalism like this in Michigan. Give what you can here.)Over the last 15 years, cities across the country have faced wave after wave of…

Earlier this week I told you about school districts that are hiring virtual teachers to fix teacher shortages.Not having enough teachers to fill…

Summer Mondays can be hard.Maybe you spent all weekend on the beach at Lake Michigan or you're already thinking about your upcoming vacation. Either way,…

When Detroit Public Schools opens its doors this fall, it will likely be debt-free.The Michigan Legislature earlier this month sent a bill to Governor…

The Detroit public school district is in desperate need of a lifeline. It’s drowning in debt, and Lansing can’t agree on what a bailout should look like.…

Our latest State of Opportunity documentary, Mister Knight's Neighborhood, introduced us to two students at Cody High School: 15-year-old Kaylan and…