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Detroit Students Treated Like Second-Class Citizens

Detroit schools superintendent shocked a group of state leaders with the unvarnished truth that racism is at the core of…
by nigelroberts1
06.03.18
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Detroit Debates Value Of Charter Schools

The NAACP's education task force stops in Detroit on its nationwide education quality tour.
by nigelroberts1
03.20.17
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Detroit Principal Sentenced In Fraud Scheme

A Detroit principal gets a 15-month prison sentence. Nearly a dozen Detroit principals pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks from a…
by nigelroberts1
10.07.16
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Students Teaching At Detroit Schools

A lawsuit accuses Michigan's governor and Detroit Public Schools of allowing conditions at inner city schools to deteriorate beyond reason.…
by nigelroberts1
09.23.16
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Detroit Public Schools Get Massive Financial Bailout

Michigan's governor signed into law a $617 million bailout package for Detroit Public Schools. There are many critics of his…
by nigelroberts1
06.26.16
Detroit Sick-Out: What Do The Teacher Protests Mean For Parents & Students

What Do Detroit Sick-Outs Mean For Parents, Students?

Detroit teachers are angry and protesting the fact the school district will reportedly run out of money and teachers will…
by NewsOne Now
03.15.18
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SHUT DOWN

A total of 94 schools were shut down Monday as teachers protested the news that they would not receive pay.…
by WCHB News, NewsOne Staff
04.29.21
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"I Fell Out Of The Grace Of God"

Proclaiming that she “fell out of the grace of God,” a Detroit public schools principal this week pleaded guilty to…
by ionelholloway
04.29.21
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Feds Allege 12 Detroit Principals Stole $1M In…

A nearly $1 million bribery and kickback scheme could land 12 current and former Detroit principals and one administrator in…
by NewsOne Now
03.15.18
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Detroit Public Schools Can’t Make Payroll

Steven Rhodes, an emergency manager, shared that if lawmakers don’t pass legislation to help tackle the school district’s debt in…
by NewsOne Staff
04.29.21
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Detroit Teachers Win Victory After DPS Injunction Denied

The Detroit Public School system was denied its request for a temporary restraining order to stop teachers from engaging in…
by D.L. Chandler
01.26.16
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Conditions At Detroit Schools Are Heartbreaking

Michigan's water crisis in Flint has also opened up concern for the state's school issues in Detroit, U.S. Uncut reports.
by Desire Thompson
04.29.21
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Detroit To Put 90% Of Funding Into Classroom

Detroit Public Schools Manager Roy Roberts told MSNBC Sunday that the city will aim to put 90 percent of its…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Detroit Picks 45 Schools To Become Charters

DETROIT — The Emergency Manager in charge of Detroit Public Schools, Robert Bobb, identified 45 public schools to be made…
by Charles Dixon
06.19.19
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