Category: Education

2/18/21: One Detroit Education Town Hall: What really matters in education?

by Cheryl Jones | Feb 18, 2021

Join DPTV Thursday, January 28 at 4:30pm ET for this important conversation about the state of education.

Michigan students on returning to school

by Zosette Guir | Feb 3, 2021

Michigan students from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs share what they’ve experienced while learning remotely, and for some, how the return to in-person learning has been going.

One Detroit Education Virtual Town Hall

by Zosette Guir | Jan 27, 2021

Join DPTV Thursday, January 28 at 4:30pm ET for this important conversation about the state of education.

Sports, learning loss and COVID with DPSCD’s Dr. Vitti

by Zosette Guir | Jan 26, 2021

DPSCD Superintendent, Dr. Nikolai Vitti, wrote a letter to Governor Whitmer, urging the governor to let Michigan schools to resume school sports. He talks with Christy McDonald.

Students’ Messages to the New Administration

by Zosette Guir | Jan 22, 2021

Michigan students from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs share which important issues they want President Biden to take on for the next 4 years.

6 education issues to watch closely in Michigan

by Zosette Guir | Jan 8, 2021

Chalkbeat Detroit Bureau Chief, Lori Higgins, talks with Christy about the biggest issues she and the Chalkbeat education reporting team will be tracking in 2021.

The Michigan Learning Channel Goes on the Air

by Lea Vigi | Jan 4, 2021

January 4, 2021, marks the official launch of the Michigan Learning Channel, a statewide learning service providing instructional content through an array of available platforms.

How does a school have choir practice during a global pandemic?

by Zosette Guir | Dec 4, 2020

Allyson Hahn from L’Anse Creuse High School in Harrison Charter Township, Michigan talks about choosing in-person learning amid the pandemic as a senior.

Chalkbeat Detroit: Michigan’s most vulnerable students have limited learning options during the pandemic

by Lea Vigi | Dec 2, 2020

The students who need in-person instruction the most are among the least likely to get it, new Michigan data shows.

Christy McDonald catches up with PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs students Isaac, Mackenzie, and Emily about how school has changed when it comes to learning virtually and interactions with friends and teachers.

WATCH: DEC – A Conversation with Sal Khan

by Lea Vigi | Oct 15, 2020

The Detroit Economic Club presents a conversation with Sal Khan in an exclusive live virtual event streamed by Detroit Public TV on Thursday, October 15 at 1:30pm ET.

Making special education work during the pandemic

by Lea Vigi | 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.

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News From Around Detroit

Detroiters urged to weigh in on helping end gerrymandering
by Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis | Bridge Detroit)
Michigan is expected to lose one congressional seat, so participation in redistricting meetings is “critical” for Detroiters to ensure they get adequate funding and representation.
Why is Detroit Police Department’s vaccination rate only 39%?
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman | Bridge Detroit)
Less than half of Detroit police, and city residents, are vaccinated for COVID-19. Here’s what this means for public health and safety in the city.
Detroit may step up its voice in national reparations movement
by Louis Aguilar (Louis Aguilar | Bridge Detroit)
In honor of Juneteenth, City Council Pro Tem Mary Sheffield will introduce a resolution recognizing the City’s unjust treatment of Black people and, if approved, Detroit would join a growing national reparations movement.
Joel “Fluent” Greene shares Detroit truth without ‘the white gaze’
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman | Bridge Detroit)
Poet Joel “Fluent” Greene discusses his new book, “The Detroit Poems,” and what it's like to be from a gentrifying city.
Why the revision of Detroit’s city charter is so contentious
by Louis Aguilar (Louis Aguilar | Bridge Detroit)
The revised city charter that Detroiters may vote on would make unprecedented changes to government, an analysis finds.

National Headlines

Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims
Newly released emails show President Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election in the last weeks of his term.
How this campaign is renewing its push to keep America's 21 lesbian bars afloat
A new documentary opens with a startling statistic: There were at least 200 lesbian bars, at their peak, in the late 1980s. Today, 21 remain.
WATCH LIVE: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen discuss new small business aid program
The funds are going to more than 860 community development financial institutions, or CDFIs, around the country. CDFIs offer loans to small businesses and those who may be turned down for loans from major banks.

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