DPS Recalling 3,800 Teachers For Fall 2011
Some good news for Detroit Public School teachers: About 3,800 teachers are being called back to work after receiving pink slips.
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Some good news for Detroit Public School teachers: About 3,800 teachers are being called back to work after receiving pink slips.
Because of the heat wave, many summer school classes have been cancelled for Friday.
Detroit Public School teachers should receive notice this week about the status of their employment. DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said "Safety is a major issue" in the district.
"Crumbs." That's what a committee member overseeing construction of the Detroit Public Schools says Detroiters are getting in the way of jobs.
A critic of the Detroit Public Schools has been tapped to lead a major office in the district.
This week Michigan Matters features highlights from the June 23rd Michigan Chronicle's "Pancakes and Politics" speakers forum featuring Roy S. Roberts.
"Michigan Matters" host Carol Cain moderated the Michigan Chronicle's Pancakes and Politics event where Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts talked about DPS.
The Detroit Public Schools and their technology partner, the textbook company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, last week launched Virtual Summer Camp – a fun, free online learning program designed to bridge the summer learning gap and better prepare K-8 students for the next school year.
In an effort to improve campus safety and security for students and staff, visitors gaining access to Detroit Public Schools will now get background-checked.
A published report says the financially struggling Detroit Public Schools increased spending on travel and consultants over the last year.
Faced with a $327 million budget deficit, the Detroit Public Schools has proposed a budget plan that cuts 853 district jobs and 231 million in expenses, while reducing class size.
A harsh assessment from the Detroit Public School Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts to the crowd gathered for Pancakes and Politics Thursday morning, who said the DPS financial system is broken.
Detroit Public Schools putting next year's budget plans online, giving a better idea on how the district will mop up a sea of red ink
Education in Detroit is the topic for Thursday's "Pancakes and Politics" forum, featuring DPS Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts. Listen live online beginning at 8:00 am.
Detroit Public Schools' six-week Summer School Academy, which has enrolled more than 35,000 students, begins Tuesday.
Comcast gave nine $1,000 scholarships to Detroit High School graduates based on their community involvement and academic achievement.
Under-performing school in Michigan will be put into a statewide authority to help improve student achievement.
The UAW will join Danny Glover at the Catherine Ferguson Academy Thursday to protest the planned closing of the school, which serves pregnant teenagers and young mothers and their children.
In a lawsuit, a former aide is alleging Mayor Bing intended to become emergency manager for both the city and Detroit Public Schools, and misled the public about his plans.
We now know which Detroit Public Schools will be changed over to charter schools.
The Detroit Public Schools announced Tuesday that parents and students will soon be able to gain access to a wide a variety of education resources, including online textbooks and class assignments, from anywhere with an Internet connection.
A Detroit public school that's designed to keep pregnant students from dropping out may have seen its last graduating class.
Once again, public education will be a hot topic at the Detrtoit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference, this week on Mackinac Island.
Detroit Public Schools, along with new partnerships local universities and the DMC, will help prepare Detroit students for college and their future careers.
The new emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools says the draft budget he's delivering to Lansing,Tuesday, is the "best" spending plan the district has proposed in more than a decade.
