Grand Rapids DHS office took the biggest hit, losing 35 workers. That could leave overburdened caseworkers with a heavier administrative load.
Chastity Pratt
Chastity Pratt is a former reporter for Bridge.
Posted inUrban Affairs
A bump in deliberations over Detroit schools
Resignation offers piercing criticism, insider glimpse into high-powered coalition studying Detroit’s schools.
Posted inTalent & Education
When is college credit not a credit? Too often, when it’s earned at a community college
For thousands of low-income students, a four-year college degree is only within reach if they start at community college, saving money on tuition. State lawmakers are leaning on colleges and universities to make that process easier by ensuring students’ hard-earned credits transfer with them.
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A family run Detroit charter leads among elementary, middle schools
Martin Luther King, Jr. Education Center Academy is a State Champ by paying close attention to improving teaching practices.
Posted inQuality of Life
Cringe over troubled water – Flint’s smelly dilemma
Flint calls on the state to clear up the city’s low-quality drinking water. Who is responsible for the city’s water problems?
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Why Detroit’s new school leadership won’t much matter
Detroit will improve its chronically low-performing schools when the system focuses more on proven, consistent academic reforms and less on changes to its power structure.
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Sources: Flint’s outgoing EM to head Detroit Public Schools
Darnell Earley has been the Flint EM since 2013. Sources tell Bridge that Gov. Rick Snyder will soon appoint Early to replace Jack Martin to head Detroit’s troubled public schools.
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Upcoming fraud trial for school operator hangs over charter school industry
Traverse City optometrist Steven Ingersoll’s federal trial is the largest ever related to a Michigan charter school, and has renewed calls for more financial accountability in Michigan’s mostly for-profit charter school industry.
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As good jobs finally arrive, few Detroiters have the skills to fill them
Thousands of positions in construction, healthcare, information technology and other high-growth fields are finally coming as Detroit emerges from bankruptcy. But a rollback in job programs and an educational system that leaves many young adults short on reading and math skills means many Detroiters can’t even quality for job training.
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Detroit Public Schools taking a new approach with trade schools
Detroit Public Schools once served thousands of students daily at vocational -technical career centers. Declining enrollment and high school closures led to cuts. DPS is now re-inventing the trade schools.