With their contract expiration only hours away, the Detroit Federation of Teachers announced a last minute deal to prevent a strike by 4,000 educators.
In 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agreed to provide the Detroit Public Schools Community District with $94 million to fund literacy programs. That money is finally coming through.
A Center for Public Integrity analysis of education data suggests roughly 300,000 homeless students entitled to essential rights have slipped through the cracks.