Detroit public schools suspending all in-person classes due to rising COVID-19
Detroit public schools are temporarily suspending all in-person learning due to the rising threat of COVID-19 in the city.
Detroit Public Schools released from state oversight after 11 years
After more than 10 years, Detroit Public Schools was released from state oversight, restoring full control of the district's finances to the school board.
Hazard pay, 20-student limits part of union agreement between Detroit district and teachers
The Detroit school district and the teachers union have come to an agreement on a 2020 learning plan.
Detroit teachers protest following vote to authorize strike
Detroit teachers are planning to protest in the city following their vote to strike if talks break down with the school district.
Detroit teachers union voting Wednesday on whether to strike
The Detroit schools teacher's union will decide today if they plan to strike against the district for failing to meet their demands as the superintendent and administrators weigh reopening in-person learning.
How Detroit teachers union leader feels okay sending son to class in the fall: "Absolutely Not"
When the beginning of class only a month away, there's still much hesitation among Detroit educators about returning to class in the fall. Chief among those is the executive vice president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, who says he's
In-person classes resume after Detroit school district wraps up testing for students
After a 4-day break from in-person classes following the positive test results of two Detroit students, classroom instruction will resume for the district as it nears the end of a combustible summer school
Arrests made, car towed as protests over Detroit schools reopening continue
Arrests have been made and vehicles have been towed as about two dozen demonstrators made an appearance to protest Monday morning at a bus depot on Glendale and Westwood Street.
Court denies temporary halt on in-person schooling in Detroit, will hear oral arguments Friday
All week, protesters have been demanding summer classes being held during the COVID-19 pandemic at Detroit schools end. Now they're planning a lawsuit to stop them.
Detroit Police make 11 arrests in front of school bus terminal on 4th day of protests
Multiple arrests were made at a protest in front of a bus terminal Thursday morning after demonstrators blocked buses from leaving the lot.
Protesters block buses on Detroit school's first day of summer classes
Dozens of people congregated outside the Detroit School District's bus lot on the first day of reopening doors for summer school. When schools should reopen are among the many pressing questions for how the state should move forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Teachers aren't happy with Detroit school's scheduled start next week
Several members of Detroit Public Schools are protesting the planned reopening of the district next week. They're arguing until the pandemic is under control, students shouldn't return to classes
State's largest liquor distributor slapped with $3 million fine for last year's delays
Attorney General Dana Nessel has slapped Michigan's largest liquor distributor with a $3 million fine for errors that caused delays in distribution during the 2019 holiday season.
Detroit Public Schools releases 2020-21 reopening plan, includes small classes, face masks for students
Detroit Public Schools released its initial plan for the 2020-21 school year, which includes smaller class sizes, staggered scheduled, virtual learning, and face masks for students.
Whitmer orders K-12 schools close for rest of year, sets guidelines for remote learning
Whitmer is expected to announce Thursday morning that if kids are not back in class by mid-May, the rest of Michigan's 2019-20 school year will be over.
2 DPS employees, 3 parents die from coronavirus, superintendent says
Five members of the Detroit Public Schools Community District have died due to coronavirus, superintendent says
DPSCD having parents pick up meals outside building to ensure safety
Parents will now pick up meals outside instead of risking exposure inside.
Detroit Public Schools served nearly 26,000 families and students on first day meal pickups
Detroit Public Schools passed out meals to almost 26,000 students and families in its first day of food pickups
Faculty member at Detroit's Osborn high school diagnosed with COVID-19, students and staff should self-quarantine
A faculty member of Detroit's Osborn High School has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Detroit Health Department.
Detroit Public Schools will offer meal pick-ups to students next week amid school closures
Detroit Public Schools will be partially opening its facilities to offer students breakfast and lunch pickups.