Michigan

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Michigan
School & District Management Departed Detroit Schools Leader Negotiated $83K Payout Before Resigning
Darnell Earley faced mounting criticism in the role, with teachers staging coordinated sick-outs in December and January to protest the district's decaying buildings, large class sizes, and declining pay and benefits.
Corey Mitchell, March 4, 2016
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School & District Management Feds Spend $3.6 Million to Help Children Affected by Flint Water Crisis
The money will open more Head Start classrooms,provide transportation for families who need to visit doctors, and add more parent education activities and staff training relevant to lead poisoning.​
Corey Mitchell, March 3, 2016
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Law & Courts Judge Dismisses Detroit School District's Lawsuit Against Teachers' Union
The Detroit schools filed the lawsuit in January against teachers, grassroots groups, and the union, seeking an injunction to stop the sickouts that have closed dozens of schools over the past two months.
Corey Mitchell, February 26, 2016
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School & District Management Detroit Schools, City Government Set Timeline to Repair Ragged Buildings
City inspectors began inspecting all city schools after protests by teachers and parents about problems including rodents, water leaks, mold, broken glass, and busted heating systems.
Corey Mitchell, February 22, 2016
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Teaching Profession Crumbling, Mold-Infested Detroit School Gets Celebrity Attention, $500K Donation
Teachers have cited the conditions at Spain Elementary-Middle and other Detroit schools as the motivating force behind several sickouts earlier this school year.
Corey Mitchell, February 11, 2016
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School & District Management Flint Superintendent Asks Congress for Aid, Understanding
Superintendent Bilal Tawwab shares stories about "the constant stress over unsafe water that disrupts the life of a community that already faces a multitude of challenges."
Corey Mitchell, February 10, 2016
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Teaching Profession Repair Bill for Decaying Detroit Schools Could Top $50 Million
The financially strapped school district has begun using money budgeted for other departments to fix the most urgent building problems.
Corey Mitchell, February 8, 2016
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Grant Porter, 5, watches as his mother Ardis Porter, 26, has her blood drawn for lead testing last month in Flint, Mich.
Grant Porter, 5, watches as his mother Ardis Porter, 26, has her blood drawn for lead testing last month in Flint, Mich.
Conor Ralph/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP
School Climate & Safety Opinion Flint Educator: Our Water Crisis Is a Crisis of Trust
A Flint, Mich., teacher weighs in on how the city's water crisis has damaged more than students' health.
Arina Bokas, February 8, 2016
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States Amid Controversy, Detroit Schools Emergency Manager to Resign
Public assessment of Darnell Earley's job performance has tanked, with groups ranging from the city's teachers union to state lawmakers calling for his ouster.
Corey Mitchell, February 2, 2016
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Teaching Profession AFT, Local Teachers File Lawsuit Against Detroit Schools
The lawsuit is the latest volley in a frenzied legal battle between teachers and the leadership of the troubled state-run school district.
Corey Mitchell, January 28, 2016
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Federal Michigan to Seek Federal Aid for Lead-Exposed Children in Flint
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal would offer comprehensive benefits to all children and young adults who may have come into contact with lead in the water
Corey Mitchell, January 27, 2016
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Gov. Nikki Haley focused heavily on education in her annual address to lawmakers at the statehouse in Columbia on Jan. 20. She proposed a statewide review of school facilities and efforts to recruit teachers for rural districts.
Gov. Nikki Haley focused heavily on education in her annual address to lawmakers at the statehouse in Columbia on Jan. 20. She proposed a statewide review of school facilities and efforts to recruit teachers for rural districts.
Sean Rayford/AP
States States of the States: Calif., Colo., Mich., Neb., N.M., S.C., Wis.
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
January 26, 2016
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School & District Management Flint Students to Get Bottled Water From Walmart, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and Nestle
The four companies announced that they will donate up to 6.5 million bottles of water to Flint schools for the rest of the calendar year as the city continues to deal with the fallout of lead-contaminated tap water.
Denisa R. Superville, January 26, 2016
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Teaching Profession Detroit Judge Declines to Force Protesting Teachers Back to Classrooms
Many Detroit teachers say they have no other way to force action as the district spirals into financial insolvency.
Corey Mitchell, January 26, 2016
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