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Detroit Public Schools’ Debt Has Grown Deepernew

After six years and four state-appointed managers, Detroit Public Schools’ debt has grown even deeper.

Metro Times | Curt Guyette | 02-25-2015 | Education

Michigan's EAA Exposed: An Investigative Reportnew

How Michigan's Education Achievement Authority exploited Detroit's most vulnerable kids.

Metro Times | Curt Guyette | 09-25-2014 | Education

Tags: Education Achievement Authority

Amid the Detroit Schools Chaos, Who Helps Parents?new

Through her comments on Fox News and elsewhere, Sharlonda Buckman is stirring controversy. And the Detroit Parent Network is poised as an increasingly important player in the turf battles over education in Detroit. With increased importance is likely to come increased scrutiny.

Metro Times | Sandra Svoboda | 12-29-2009 | Education

Tags: Detroit Parent Network, Sharlonda Buckman, Education, Detroit, schools, parents

Ferndale School Fight Spills Over Into Local Businessesnew

A civil rights group protesting what it calls "Jim Crow-style segregation" has taken its campaign to local merchants during the last several weeks. But when merchants didn't want to post literature, the group started picketing and advocating boycotts against them.

Metro Times | Metro Times Staff | 02-17-2009 | Education

Tags: Education, activism, Detroit, school segregation

Phys Ed in Michigan Isn't What it Used to Benew

With attention to both the rising rate of childhood obesity and the emphasis on test results, Michigan school districts are revisiting their game plans for gym classes. Their playbooks reduce the focus on competitive sports and increase it on lifestyle fitness activities that will help create healthier kids now and fitter adults in the future.

Metro Times | Sandra Svoboda | 11-25-2008 | Education

Tags: Education, Michigan, sports & fitness, physical education, gym class

Law Schools Take Services & Students to Clientsnew

This RV with "University of Detroit Mercy" printed on its side could be considered just a PR gimmick, as it travels the state carrying law students and their faculty advisers who work with clients as part of the school's free legal services. But it's part of the growing national trend of law schools providing -- and sometimes requiring -- more clinical experiences for students.

Metro Times | Sandra Svoboda | 01-29-2008 | Education

Tags: Education