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Making special education work during the pandemic

Sep 25, 2020

During One Detroit's Education Special: School Daze, the team took a look at how special education is being handled in districts, by getting a sense of teacher, parent, and administrative perspectives.

The State of Our Schools

Sep 24, 2020
One Detroit Education Special: School Daze

Sep 24, 2020
How COVID-19 is changing college for good

Sep 22, 2020
Chalkbeat Detroit: ‘Where are the kids?’ Inside the first day of online learning for one Detroit school

Sep 11, 2020
Returning to School: Students’ Hopes & Concerns

Sep 3, 2020
Silent Heroes: Michael Payne, Jr.

Aug 26, 2020
Return to Learn

Aug 20, 2020
Chalkbeat Detroit: 5 key questions that could shape the future of virtual learning in Michigan

Aug 11, 2020
Closing the reading gap in Detroit Public Schools

Aug 7, 2020
Chalkbeat Detroit: Watch Detroit teens speak about race and activism: ‘If you don’t advocate for yourself, no one will’

Aug 4, 2020
Reopening Wayne State University

Aug 3, 2020
Celebrating Student Milestones

Jul 23, 2020
John Lewis Remembered

Jul 18, 2020
HighScope: Ensuring adequate early childhood education & care

Jul 2, 2020
Education in the time of COVID: School plans

Jun 30, 2020
Mental health and the student mind

Jun 26, 2020
NBC News: When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.

Jun 23, 2020
Chalkbeat Detroit: Detroit valedictorians speak: ‘There won’t be another senior class that goes through what we went through’

Jun 19, 2020
COVID-313 Community Coalition Virtual Town Hall Week 12

Jun 13, 2020

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News From Around Detroit

Laid-off Detroit executive found new calling during pandemic
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Rex Roy, son of the iconic ad agency executive Ross Roy, was laid off because of COVID-19. He decided to help others.
What social media posts get wrong about Amy Coney Barrett's religious beliefs
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Posts on Facebook mischaracterized Judge Amy Coney Barrett's religious convictions and claimed she has made racist and homophobic statements.
Michigan reports 901 new cases of coronavirus, 15 deaths Saturday
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Michigan's totals are now 6,723 confirmed deaths and 121,427 confirmed cases.
Michigan woman shocked when delivered 100-year-old postcard
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
A woman named Flossie Burgess wrote the postcard, which was supposed to be sent to Roy McQueen.
Michigan cherry farmers could lose jobs, livelihoods amid tough competition from overseas
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Turkish cherries are being sold at 20% of the cost of those grown in Michigan. It's like buying a loaded, full-size import pickup for $10,000.

National Headlines

GOP gears up for a speedy confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

President Trump officially announced Amy Coney Barrett as his SCOTUS nominee on Saturday. With just 38 days left for the election, the confirmation process is expected to be short and fast. Jami Floyd, legal analyst and senior editor of WNYC's new law and justice unit, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the political and legal impact of this Barrett's nomination.
In rural Massachusetts, racial injustice persists despite big BLM turnout

This summer, thousands of residents showed up for the Black Lives Matter protests in Great Barrington, Massachusetts -- a small town of less than 7,000 people. NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green, who grew up there, reports on how Black people in the progressive town are still facing racial discrimination.
Will Gulf Coast hurricane season impact this year's vote?

Climate justice organization 350.0rg is hosting an online forum on Wednesday called "Stronger than Storms," where leaders from U.S. communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis will share their experiences. One organization participating in the forum is the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy based out of Sidell, Louisiana. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano spoke with the center's founder, climate activist and Obama Foundation Fellow, Colette Pichon Battle, about civic engagement in the face of hurricane season.