Detroit Informer

Kirk Pinho – Downtown Detroit will see improvements by this summer to parks and streets, and will have several new retailers, including a Papa Joe’s market, according to a broad vision unveiled by Dan Gilbert Thursday to about 400 attendees at an invitation-only event at City Theatre in Detroit’s Foxtown area. Full News here – [...]

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Only 11 of the 49 Michigan school districts in deficit expect to end the budget year in the black, while 13 have seen their deficits grow during the year, according to a report by State Superintendent Mike Flanagan. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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The Michigan Department of Education announced Monday that $ 10 million in state grants are being awarded to local and intermediate school districts to help cover the costs of consolidating districts or consolidating services among districts. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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At least three school districts in Metro Detroit closed Tuesday after hundreds of teachers called in sick to join union rallies in Lansing against right-to-work legislation passed by lawmakers. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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At least two school districts in Metro Detroit will be closed today because many teachers are calling in sick to join union demonstrations in Lansing against the Legislature’s expected passage of right-to-work legislation. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Some West Michigan schools travelling to a band competition in Detroit on Saturday will avoid Interstate 96 after at least 24 moving vehicles have been shot at in recent weeks in areas neighboring the highway in several counties. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Highland Park — Highland Park school board secretary Robert Davis filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the district’s emergency financial manager, Joyce Parker, saying she is exceeding her authority. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Pontiac — Public school districts across Michigan offered a variety of incentives Wednesday to persuade students to show up for the fall Count Day. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Atlanta — School administrators and state education officials across the country have received complaints about cheating on standardized tests echoing those in Atlanta, but authorities often treat them as isolated or aberrant events, according to a newspaper report. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Several of Metro Detroit's elite school districts are being singled out for the first time by the state for large achievement gaps between their top students and their lowest-performing ones. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit-area House districts create packed… A new district map and an incumbent's surprising exit have injected suspense into several races for U.S. House nominations in the Detroit area, where there's often little mystery about the outcome of congressional primaries. CONTRIBUTE. Story Ideas … Full News here – Read more on Royal Oak Daily Tribune

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