Parents Rally To Keep School For Disabled Kids
A group of parents and residents are protesting the closing of Oakman Elementary/Orthopedic School in Detroit.
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A group of parents and residents are protesting the closing of Oakman Elementary/Orthopedic School in Detroit.
For the fourth year in a row, a group of Harley Ellis Devereaux's staff have participated in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program as volunteer mentors that are practicing professionals within those fields.
Gov. Rick Snyder says the state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit's public schools has decided to postpone his plans to step down by up to six months.
Gov. Snyder says Roy Roberts has done a "fabulous" job.
A recently retired Detroit high school basketball coach has been fatally shot.
The Washington Post is reporting that Bobb, the former emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, has taken discreet steps to explore a run for mayor in the nation's capitol.
Four schools will close and, for some students, the school year will be longer ...
The state-appointed emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools says he'll fire a superintendent and make other changes to exert control over academic policies.
A judge says the Detroit school board has authority over academic policies, at least for the next five weeks before a new emergency manager law kicks in.
More than 53 percent of Michigan's school districts saw higher graduation rates, including many of the largest districts.
The once-beleaguered teaching industry in Detroit is now back on the mend.
"Another positive outcome was the decreasing rate of children testing positive for elevated blood lead levels, down more than 75 percent across all age group between 2001 and 2010," the report found.
Financial woes in the Detroit Public School District are expected to continue for the next three years and that will mean more school closings.
Thirty Detroit schools will be open for a day of service on Monday, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday.
The Bosch Community Fund will present a $150,000 grant in support of a partnership with the Cranbrook Institute of Science to offer Detroit Public Schools students, families and faculty in-depth, hands-on exposure to science and technology.
Just days since a 26 people, including 20 children, were gunned down at a Connecticut school, a student was caught with a loaded handgun on Detroit's east side.
The district says text messaging will help when it comes to district information, emergencies, and important classroom news.
It's "Go Green Week" in the Detroit Public Schools and the district is unveiling a number of energy-saving practices.
The Detroit Police Department is calling on Detroit Public School students for help in naming the latest four-legged addition to the force.
The Detroit Board of Education has voted to wipe-out all the changes implemented under Michigan's old Emergency Manager law.
The Detroit School Board is holding a special meeting Tuesday night to unveil a major proposal on overhauling the district.
Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts says if Michigan voters reject Proposal 1, he might not be able to continue in his current position.
An off-duty Detroit Public Schools safety officer was involved in a shooting Friday morning on the city's southwest side.
The Detroit Public Schools Foundation announced that 300 Detroit students will participate in the Future City Competition this school year because of a grant from ITC Holdings Corp.
Some Detroit Public school parents are speaking out about what they say is a problem of overcrowded classrooms at their school.
