State OKs Proposal To Sell Vacant Detroit School
A state loan board has given the Detroit Public Schools permission to sell vacant Southwestern High for $1 million.
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A state loan board has given the Detroit Public Schools permission to sell vacant Southwestern High for $1 million.
Wednesday is a Count Day -- which is directly tied to a school's per-pupil funding from the state.
It's a welcome change of pace for the Detroit Public Schools. Instead of sending out layoff notices, as the district is actually looking to hire almost 100 new teachers to fill new postions and fill vacancies caused by retirements and resignations.
A jury found Sandra Campbell guilty of conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and tax charges.
We've known this for years, and these new data reinforce that we are not doing enough to better serve our students."
What are the top concerns among parents in the Detroit Public Schools? A survey sent to parents hopes to answer that very question.
Looking for a unique gift this holiday? You could find just the thing in an unexpected place.
The Bosch Community Fund's Bosch Energy, Science and Technology Project has donated $35,000 to 26 Detroit Public Schools teachers to fund projects to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics instruction in the district.
Four fifth-grade girls from the Detroit Public Schools' Marcus Garvey Academy earned first place Wednesday afternoon in the Compuware Mobile App Challenge -- a competition to design the best app idea for concept development by Compuware.
A DPS spokesman says they were prepared to lose as many as 5,000 students this year ...
All DPS elementary and middle schools that haven't had an arts and music program will have one beginning this year.
A union official says Detroit public high schools are facing a crisis two weeks into the school year..
The owners of American Coney Island served up some fun for a good cause... hosting a hot dog eating contest, Detroit style.
The Detroit Public School district is hoping its new "3-6-9" attendance policy will cut down on student absences.
More and more Detroit teachers are seemingly becoming "sugar babies" -- seeking financial assistance from wealthy men online.
All parents, students and district residents are invited to enjoy food, sights and sounds from the varying cultures representing Detroit Public Schools.
The new Diann Banks-Williamson Educational Center will focus on 9th - 12th graders.
DPS announced that select schools will now remain open 12 hours a day, seven days-a-week — offering some new programs.
An annual ranking shows that only one-quarter of the schools in Detroit are providing an adequate education for its students.
A former Detroit Public Schools accountant and her daughter, a DPS teacher, have been convicted of fraud and money laundering.
A partnership between Detroit Public Schools and a nonprofit group aims to educate students about healthy eating and includes planting new gardens at schools.
Gov. Rick Snyder stopped in Detroit Monday to announce that Jack Martin will take over for Roy Roberts effective immediately.
Detroit Public Schools on Tuesday launched a universal pre-kindergarten initiative that will add 46 pre-K classrooms across the city, expanding early childhood offerings to eligible students.
The attorney for a mother who claims embattled Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh had an inappropriate relationship with her teenage son says the case is strikingly similar to that of convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky.
As unflattering reports, rumor and speculation swirl in Detroit — where is Detroit Council President Charles Pugh?
