Detroit schools reopening plan includes $2,000 hazard pay, virtual learning option, testing for unvaccinated
The district said much of its reopening protocol will look like its plan when before the vaccine was available and COVID-19 infections were low.
CARE of Southeast Michigan offers new summer program for kids
CARE of Southeast Michigan is offering a summer program for children.
Detroit Health Department partners with school district to administer COVID-19 vaccines
The health department is hosting six sessions at three district schools over the next several weeks, offering COVID-19 shots to anyone 12 and older.
Criminal charges dismissed against Detroit teacher after teen drowned at Mumford High pool
A Detroit judge has dismissed charges against a Mumford High School swim teacher for the drowning death of a 15-year-old boy last February, saying there was insufficient evidence to continue with the case.
Record-setting Renaissance girls track stars need help getting to Nike competition in Oregon
What they did was run the 4 x 100-meter relay in a record 45.52 seconds and won the 4 x 200 meter, too, with performances so strong they've been invited to compete in the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Outdoor Nationals - presented by Nike in Eugene, Oregon at the end of June, at the site of the Olympic Trials.
3 years after student died from seizure on bus, attorneys say DPSCD has made no changes to procedures
It’s been nearly three years since Carl Johnson, a special needs student with autism, died after having a seizure on a bus while waiting to go into his school. The Bernstein Law Firm says the Detroit school district has done nothing to keep a similar tragedy from happening.
Detroit school teachers and staff who are vaccinated eligible for $500, two sick days
Hazard pay has been used to incentivize educators to return to the classroom. The sick days are intended for employees who might have side effects after a shot.
Detroit Federation of Paraprofessionals requests more support from district after member dies of Covid
An open letter from the group, which represents para-educators and food service employees, accused the Detroit school district of making its members feel expendable and asked that in-person work be made voluntary.
Standardized testing uncertain as Detroit schools wager further in-person delays
Detroit Public Schools won't return to in-person learning until April 26, a day before standardized testing is set to begin. However, if the district's superintendent chooses to push the return date back more, it could disrupt SAT and M-STEP testing.
Detroit schools go remote for two weeks amid coronavirus surge
Detroit schools have implemented a two-week social isolation policy amid the city's 15% positive infection rate. In-person learning will resume in the district on April 19.
Detroit schools need 1,000 more teachers to continue in-person education
Detroit Public Schools are going to add a week of virtual learning after spring break in hopes of allowing students and staff time to isolate, in case they were exposed to COVID-19 over the time off.
Detroit schools reopen classrooms for first time in months
The district waited until the COVID-19 test positivity rate in Detroit had fallen below 5% before considering resuming in-person learning.
Detroit schools resume in-person learning March 8
March 1 was the goal-date that Michigan's governor set for getting all districts back to classroom learning. Detroit schools has said it would wait until test positivity rates for COVID-19 fell below 5%.
Governor's goal of returning Michigan students to in-person learning is today
While almost every district in the state is now offering in-person learning, Michigan's largest district still hasn't. It originally set a target of reopening between early and mid-March.
Detroit schools begin transitioning back to the classroom
Detroit public schools reopened their learning centers to students and families that need services offered by the district the most on Wednesday. The superintendent says the plan is to offer some in-person learning by mid-March.
For Count Day in Michigan this year, Detroit schools offering prizes for attendance
The all-important Count Day for Michigan schools has arrived. Student attendance this year will determine classroom funding for the following year.
Detroit schools want return to face-to-face learning by early March
On Feb. 24, the Detroit public schools district will reopen its learning centers to offer support for some families as it prepares for a return to in-person learning. "The hope is that this can begin by early to mid-march."
Detroit superintendent questions Whitmer's logic behind delaying winter sports
Detroit Public Schools Community District superintendent, Dr. Nikolai Vitti, says Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is contradicting herself by allowing some things, like indoor dining, to resume while winter sports are still on pause.
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.