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The Metro: More than 700 Detroit students ready to showcase artistry on Fox Theatre stage

Nadia Ziyad, Tia Graham, The Metro May 13, 2025

Detroit Public School Community District is hosting its 56th annual "Evening of Fine Arts" at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday,...

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The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds

The Metro, Cary Junior II April 28, 2025

Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...

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Books donated to Birdie's Bookmobile are shared with children and families via school visits, free book fairs and community events.
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The Metro: Birdie’s Bookmobile is turning the page on Michigan’s literacy crisis

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education plays an important role in the way in which society...

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Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent speaks during a panel discussion in November 2018.
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The Metro: ‘All students’ in Detroit public schools could feel impacts from Department of Education cuts

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education in the U.S. is facing upheaval. The Department of Education...

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The Metro: Detroit Renaissance girls basketball team wins PSL Championship title

Tia Graham, The Metro February 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Renaissance High School boys and girls basketball teams won the city...

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The Metro: Should students be paid to attend school?

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Robyn Vincent January 27, 2025

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 students across the nation have been missing more school. The percentage of chronically absent students...

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What Detroit voters should know about Proposal S, Wayne County Enhancement Millage

Robyn Vincent November 1, 2024

There will be two education-related millage proposals on the ballot next week for Detroit residents that, if passed, would have...

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Meet the candidates running for 3 seats on the Detroit school board

Lori Higgins September 30, 2024

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.Nearly two dozen people are...

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The Metro: More than 20 candidates running for 3 open school board seats in Detroit

Sydney Waelchli July 31, 2024

There will be 22 candidates on the ballot in November vying to fill three open seats on the Detroit Public...

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Admission to "An Evening of Fine Arts" is free and open to the public, but patrons must have a ticket to enter.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Public Schools’ annual ‘Evening of Fine Arts’ returning to Fox Theatre next week

Hernz Laguerre May 10, 2024

The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is hosting its 55th annual "An Evening of Fine Arts" next Wednesday at...

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Board members from the Detroit Public Schools Community District moved to extend Superintendent Nikolai Vitti's contract through 2028 on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit school board extends superintendent’s contract 3 years

Jerome Vaughn March 20, 2024

The head of the Detroit Public Schools Community District has received a three-year contract extension following a contemptuous board meeting...

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East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney in Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Piston partnering with Detroit Public Schools to support local Health Hubs

Sascha Raiyn March 14, 2024

Detroit Public Schools announced Thursday it will partner with Detroit Piston Cade Cunningham and GE Appliances to help fund its...

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