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School is all about learning and so much more. It’s where friendships are made, and a place to discover new interests and experiences. Every school day counts, and that is why we spoke with Detroit Public Schools Community District about the importance of good attendance.

Police Chief James White spoke out Monday night amid a rash of shootings targeting teenagers in Detroit.

Giving children the best education they can get starts with ensuring they come to school daily. But in Detroit, students missing school regularly is a real problem.

Chronic absenteeism is an ongoing problem that Detroit Public Schools Community District tackles with many different resources to address the root causes for absenteeism including socioeconomic issues and transportation issues.

With everything going on in the world today we spoke with parents to find out what their concerns are with their children’s safety when they’re not there to protect them.

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A Detroit public schools teacher was transported to a hospital and treated for a “light concussion” after breaking up a fight between students.

A proposed plan to close more than a dozen schools within the Detroit Public Schools Community District is being met with resistance from the community.

The superintendent of Detroit public schools said the district will wait until at least mid-March to consider removing its mask mandate.

The Math Corps summer camp at Wayne State University is looking to recruit Detroit students and help them improve their math skills for free.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District rolled out a plan to pour $700 million into improving facilities over the next two decades.

The concept of snow days has undoubtedly changed for many Michigan schools thanks to remote learning during the COVID pandemic.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to shift to virtual learning in the case of heavy snowfall this week, the superintendent said in a statement Tuesday.

As COVID case numbers continue a downward trend, Detroit Public School Community District students were back in the classroom after starting off the year with remote learning.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) will be all virtual learning through Jan. 14, the district confirmed Tuesday.

All Detroit schools will be closed through Wednesday during the first week of January so that teachers and staff can be tested for COVID-19 amid a statewide spike in cases.

All teachers and staff members in the Detroit Public Schools Community District must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 18.

Detroit Public Schools Community District will close all schools and central office locations on Monday (Nov. 22) and Tuesday (Nov. 23) of next week.

A Detroit high school was dismissed early Tuesday after a food fight during lunch led to multiple physical fights and sparked a police investigation.

Any other year, Count Day would be a day where millions of dollars would be hanging in the balance for Michigan school districts, but this time around is different thanks to the pandemic.

The vision of a safe in-person learning environment for schools in Michigan varies depending on the school district.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District and its teachers have reached an agreement to return to classrooms for in-person learning under updated COVID safety standards.

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WDIV/Local 4′s morning anchor and Detroit Public Schools honorary alumni Evrod Cassimy has partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Foundation (DPSFDN) on the launch of his new single “Good Enough.”

The U.S. Department of Education has denied Michigan’s request to waive the federal requirement to administer the state summative assessments, the Michigan Department of Education announced Tuesday.

With coronavirus infection rates on the rise, many Metro Detroit school districts are scrambling to make tough decisions.

Students at Detroit public schools will learn virtually for two weeks following their return from spring break, officials announced Friday.

DETROIT – An estimated 20,000 Detroit Public School Community District students are set to return to classrooms Monday, but their teachers may not be there. READ: Detroit public schools to resume in-person learning on March 8The DPSCD said there are not enough teachers who are willing to go back into classrooms to meet the demand. AdREAD: Student demand for in-person learning far outweighs the number of teachers willing to return in DetroitSome parents spoke out and said they don’t want their children to be taught on a screen in a classroom. Even thought schools within the DPSCD will return to in-person learning Monday, some parents -- like Kimble and Ta’Mara Williams -- are choosing to keep their students at home. “The teachers are not ready and the students are not ready as well.”The bottom line is that the in-person demand for in-person learning exceeds number of teachers willing to return to the classroom.

READ: Detroit public schools to resume in-person learning on March 8That amounts to about 20,000 children, but Detroit teachers willing to return to the classroom are only about at 20-30%. Detroit teachers were moved to the head of the line and anybody wishing to have the vaccine has had access. “We’re going to need services relative to trauma, we need mental health services,” Martin said. Constant cleaning, a max of 20 children per classroom, masks and social distancing, plus an extra $750 per quarter for teachers willing to return to the classroom. In the beginning Vitti says, “There will be a disconnect between family demand for in person learning and teachers willing to teach in person.”More: Return To School

DETROIT – Detroit public schools officially announced Monday that they will return to in-person learning on March 8. The Detroit Public Schools Community District’s return to in-person learning includes all schools and grade levels, officials said. Detroit students will return to school one week after the state’s recommended date for districts to reopen their classrooms. Recent family and teacher surveys showed twice as many wanted to return to in-person learning than when then 2020-2021 school year began in September. Ad“The decision for (the) Detroit Public Schools Community District to have face-to-face learning as an option was a decision made based upon the current data available,” said Terrence Martin, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers.

In a letter to families, Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) officials announced that all grade levels at all schools will resume face-to-face learning beginning Monday, March 8. Students do still have the option to continue with online learning even as schools reopen amid the pandemic. Earlier this week, Detroit public schools reopened learning centers in the city following COVID-related closures, allowing students to learn remotely while in a classroom setting. Gretchen Whitmer “strongly encouraged” Michigan public schools to reopen for in-person learning by the beginning of March. Whitmer gave for Michigan schools returning to in-person learningWhitmer’s administration prohibited face-to-face learning for high schools in mid-November to help curb the spiking coronavirus cases.

Michigan parents are in the process of filing a lawsuit against the state over the current pause on high school sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. A few have scholarship opportunities ... it’s part of the health and the welfare of the kids.”More: Michigan parents set to file lawsuit demanding restart of high school sportsAs coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths rose rapidly at the end of 2020, high school sports were put on pause in Michigan to help curb virus spread. Gretchen Whitmer is urging schools to resume in-person learning by March 1, and has extended the pause on high school sports until at least Feb. 21 under Michigan’s latest epidemic order. “The continuing suspension of winter ‘contact’ sports contradicts the message that it is safe to return to in-person learning,” Vitti added. “One only needs to ask any winter ‘contact’ sport athlete and they will tell you we are sending mixed and contradictory messages to them.”More: Detroit schools superintendent urges Whitmer to resume high school contact sports

Dr. Nikolai Vitti started the letter by clarifying that he supports Whitmer, but he has grown frustrated by a lack of clarity about when winter contact sports can resume. He said there are continuing and legitimate fears about COVID-19 in the Detroit community, but 31 female and male high school coaches want to play basketball. “The continuing suspension of winter ‘contact’ sports contradicts the message that it is safe to return to in-person learning,” Vitti wrote. “Please do not let this frustration reach the level of a lawsuit against you and the state,” Vitti cautioned. “Coaches, student-athletes and their parents are in conversation with attorneys.”Mental health, physical well-being and scholarship opportunities are being affected, he said.

DETROIT – The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is shifting from face-to-face learning to online learning starting Monday, Nov. 16. Here is a note from the district on Monday:“We are shifting to online learning for your student. All classes will now be held online, students should be logging in everyday to attend class and complete assignments. Use this helpful link, Transition to Online Sway to access many resources that are available to support you during this transition to online learning.”Here’s that link again: sway.office.com. Read more: Detroit public schools shifting to online learning starting Monday, Nov. 16Related: Why Michigan is forcing high schools, colleges to go remote, but not younger students

DETROIT – A student at Pershing High School was killed in a crash while driving home from work Tuesday. Detroit Public Schools Community District superintendent, Dr. Nikolai Vitti, said Ga’heime Griffin was a young man doing all the right things. Not just a good student, but a good person. The Pershing High School senior was a passenger in his friend’s vehicle. Griffin was on the Honor Roll, the National Honor Roll, Student Leadership, GM Student Corp. and played varsity football, basketball, baseball and cross country.

DETROIT – The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) and the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) Local 231 announced Tuesday they have reached agreement on a one-year successor contract for the 2020-21 academic year. DFT members ratified the agreement on Oct. 5, according to the district. This shall be the only step movement for these unit members during the 2020-2021 school year. All other DFT unit members not on the teacher salary schedule shall receive a base wage increase of 2.74% as of the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. Aug. 28, 2020: DPSCD and Detroit Federation of Teachers reach deal to reopen schools

DETROIT – Volunteers with the Detroit Public Schools Community District are going door-to-door and trying to get students back in the classroom or in front of a computer screen. School has been in session for more than three weeks, but hundreds of students still haven’t shown up. In a district with ostensibly 51,000 students registered, it amounts to 8% who have somehow gotten lost because of COVID-19. Then they get signed up, signed in and resource packets are handed to families with school supplies and information. Since the canvassing started volunteers have made contact with 2,500 students and an estimated 600 students have already shown up in class, in learning centers or online.

DETROIT Students and teachers at the Detroit Public Schools Community District made it through the first day of fall classes. READ: Checking in with parents, students as fall semester begins for Detroit public schoolsIt was a stormy morning, but with the help of umbrella concierge service at Bow Elementary and Middle School in Detroit, students arrived to class. Math teacher Voncile Campbell started her day remotely. Of her 36 registered students in her first hour only five showed up online. The school is also a learning center, with no in-person instruction but parents can leave their children to be supervised while they do remote learning.

DETROIT After a long, uncertain summer for schools around Metro Detroit, the first day back was disrupted by severe weather and ongoing concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Tuesday was noticeably different as students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District headed back after the summer. DPSCD schools arent as full this year, with some parents opting to keep their children at home for virtual learning. READ: Detroit public schools scramble to prepare for start of uncertain semesterThis is a first for school districts all over Michigan, as nobody truly knows what to expect. Severe weather and power outages greeted the first day of school in metro Detroit.

DETROIT The Detroit Public Schools Community District is scrambling to finish the final preparations for whats sure to be an unusual fall semester. Right now, while all school buildings will be open, some will not be schools, but learning centers. For parents who need to work, their children will be sent to learning centers. Cass Tech and Renaissance are among the high schools that will be learning centers. Its possible in the next week or two that learning centers could be returned to face-to-face classrooms, depending on the mix of willing teachers and willing parents to reenter buildings.

DETROIT The superintendent of Detroit public schools sent a letter to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, asking her to reinstate a fall high school football season across the state. Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, addressed the letter to Whitmer and the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Officials said at the time that they hope the season can be played this spring. Factually, nothing changed from a players health perspective or risk analysis from strongly stating football would be played to it being postponed.Vitti said he believes politics were involved in the decision to cancel football.

The deal occurred a week after members of the Detroit Federation of Teachers authorized a strike over coronavirus safety. The Detroit Public Schools Community District is the largest in Michigan with roughly 50,000 students. Schools that open will become vectors of disease spread, and the spread wont be limited to the schools. The district said teachers will have the option of teaching online, though nearly all schools with have some in-person instruction. Teachers could earn an extra $750 per quarter, or $3,000 for the year, if they work in classrooms, the district said.

DETROIT Teachers at Detroit public schools are holding a vote Wednesday that could put a hold on in-person learning, though remote classes could still go on as planned. Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said teachers are voting on whether to give leaders of the Detroit Federation of Teachers the authority to use a possible strike as a bargaining tool. VIEW LIST: Heres what Michigan school districts have planned for the fall amid the pandemicBut the vote could quickly put the brakes on any plans for in-person learning when classes resume. The problem is remote learning isnt feasible for many in the district. Vitti has been a proponent of continuing in-person learning for about 25% of the school population.

DETROIT Teachers at Detroit public schools are calling for a strike vote that could keep them from returning to classrooms for in-person learning. The Detroit Federation of Teachers and the Detroit Public Schools Community District are actively negotiating what the return-to-school plan will look like. VIEW LIST: Heres what Michigan school districts have planned for the fall amid the pandemicBut the strike vote could quickly put the brakes on any plants for in-person learning when classes resume. While negotiations continue with no breakdown during the process, DFT has called for a Wednesday strike vote among its membership. A strike vote is usually called when negotiations have broken down.

DETROIT – Michigan State House Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo is calling on the Detroit public schools superintendent to reconsider the district’s plan to offer in-person classes at the start of this fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) has has been very clear that it has wanted parents to have a choice between face-to-face or remote learning. The approved plan includes the choices of in-person or online learning, smaller in-person class sizes and daily safety protocols like cleaning, masks and social distancing. Gay-Dagnogo said Superintendent Nikoli Vitti and the school board should reconsider the plan. For more information about DPSCD’s return-to-school plan, go here: https://www.detroitk12.org/returntoschoolRelated: How Detroit public schools are bridging the digital divide

The Detroit Public Schools Community District held a press conference Friday morning to officially unveil its back-to-school plans. The approved plan includes the choices of in-person or online learning, smaller in-person class sizes and daily safety protocols like cleaning, masks and social distancing. To ensure the safety of students, staff and family members, DPSCD is training staff on safety precautions and testing them regularly for COVID-19. The next DPSCD online town hall meeting on the reopening plan will be Aug. 3 at 10 a.m.Future DPSCD Reopening Plan town hall meetings will be held on the following dates and times:Aug. 5, 4 p.m.Aug. 7, 10 a.m.Aug. 10, noonAug. 11, 6 p.m.Aug 12, 10 a.m. Families can join the town hall meetings on the districts official Facebook page or its official website here.

DETROIT Its a problem emerging in all school districts across Metro Detroit: If schools held online classes in the fall, would families have the technology need for every child to keep up? A family of seven just got a special delivery from the Detroit Public Schools Community District. But for children who have no connectivity or digital devices, education becomes difficult to grasp. READ: Detroit public schools, protesters head back to court over COVID-19 testing decisionIn April, the Detroit Public Schools Community District forged a $23 million partnership with corporations called Connected Futures. READ: Southfield Public Schools plan to balance student safety, needs at home

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DETROIT Parents of summer school students in Detroit have shared a glimpse of what schools could look like in the fall. On Sunday Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nickolai Vitti will talk about schooling in the fall. Then Beaumont Health System is being rocked by more than the pandemic. There will be a discussion about it is facing with Beaumont Health System CEO, John Fox. Segment TwoBeaumont Health System CEO John Fox.

DETROIT The wall mounted temperature scanner at the front of Brenda Scott Elementary School on Detroits east side is something few probably even thought about, unless theyve read Ray Bradbury, watched Star Trek, the Jetsons or until COVID-19. Some $20 million in Federal Cares Act money has been spent thus far in retro-fitting schools in just Personal Protection Equipment alone. On Monday morning Local 4 received a tour of how things will look in the fall. Students from seniors to kindergarten must wear masks and thats part of the instruction. He can only follow the science and try to outsmart the virus at any potential holes in the fences.

DETROIT Protests over in-person summer school in Detroit have continued for a second week. Nearly a dozen protesters were arrested last week for blocking school buses from picking up children for summer school classes. In-person summer school is being offered at 25 Detroit Public Schools Community District facilities. After the arrests, school buses were able to leave the bus garage to go pick up kids for summer school. Read more: Fight over in-person summer school in Detroit heads to court

Published: July 14, 2020, 6:50 am Updated: July 14, 2020, 7:04 amDETROIT – Protesters are blocking a Detroit Public Schools Community District bus garage for a second day in a row. Dozens of people are protesting in-person summer school being offered in the district. They feel it is unsafe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters are at Greenfield Road near Joy Road on Detroit’s west side. On Monday, 20 percent of students missed their bus due to the protests.

Dozens of protesters are blocking a Detroit Public Schools Community District bus yard on the first morning of in-person summer schoolThe protesters are holding up signs expressing their concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic at the yard on Greenfield near Joy Road on Detroits west side. DPS Superintendent Nikoli Vitti told CNN that the school system has seen a desperate need for in-person learning. The online learning wasnt ideal and our children have fallen farther behind, Vitti told CNN. The district says in-person learning will require daily self-assessments for COVID-19 symptoms and temperature checks for both staff and students. Some teachers have legitimate health issues and should have the option to teach online for their well being, Vitti told CNN.

DETROIT Detroit Public Schools (DPS) are preparing to host in-person summer classes beginning Monday -- nearly four months after Michigan K-12 schools shut down due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. DPS Superintendent Nikoli Vitti told CNN that the school system has seen a desperate need for in-person learning. The district will offer both in-person and virtual learning courses, and families have the ability to decide which option they prefer. The district says in-person learning will require daily self-assessments for COVID-19 symptoms and temperature checks for both staff and students. MORE: Trump undercuts health experts again in schools debateThough there is not currently a clear mandate for how -- or if -- schools should resume in-person learning in the fall, officials are still preparing for that option.

We believe that as you mature -- in your lifestyle, as a person -- your wardrobe should match that, Dekoven Humes said. The Humes brothers recognize in some situations, though, no matter what you wear, those who harbor hatred still wont respect you. The brothers are encouraging people of all races to consider how they can also create positive change and address the nations inherited issue of racism. What are we going to do to make the change on something that we all inherited? said Dekoven Humes. The Humes Brothers said its important to have those tough conversations, not with just your friends and family members, but with your coworkers.

DETROIT Detroit public schools are trying to lure some of the top teaching talent in the country, offering a salary of more than $50,000 for starting instructors. Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti said the Detroit Public Schools Community District is trying to make sure students have the best teachers and learning environments when they return to the classroom. New teachers who choose DPSCD will start at the top of the class, with the district offering salary incentives that put a starting instructor at $51,700. Of the 3,000 existing teachers, with retirements and attrition, 200 or more incoming teachers are eligible, school officials said. As the district faces budget cuts, Vitti said the district has been moving our budget to make this plan work.

DETROIT The Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) announced an increased salary for new teachers beginning in the 2020-2021 academic year. Teachers new to the district will receive a salary of up to $51,071 -- the highest starting teacher salary offered in Metro Detroit, according to DPSCD. Officials say the increased salaries are an effort to attract and retain teachers in the district, which has experienced large numbers of teacher vacancies in previous years. Still there is significant competition to attract and retain excellent educators for some Michigan school districts, DPSCD says. The district hopes that the new salary proposal will help fill teacher vacancies in preparation for the upcoming school year.

DETROIT Michigans governor has agreed to ask lawmakers to provide $94.4 million to Detroits public schools as part of a lawsuit settlement. The state also will provide $280,000 to be shared by the seven students named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. READ MORE: Michigan governor to ask lawmakers for $94.4M as part of Detroit schools literacy lawsuit settlementBack in 2018, a federal court ruled in Snyders favor. Simmons likened the case to Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark decision that led to the desegregation of schools. And if schools are not held accountable to teaching students to read, why would we even have them?

DETROIT – Michigan’s governor has agreed to ask lawmakers to provide $94.4 million to Detroit’s public schools as part of a lawsuit settlement. The settlement comes just weeks after a federal appeals court issued a groundbreaking decision recognizing a constitutional right to education and literacy. READ MORE: State of Michigan settles right to education lawsuit involving former Detroit studentsGov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that she will ask the state to pay for literacy-related programs and other initiatives. That money is to be used for a high-quality literacy program or other ways to further their education.

DETROIT – Ever since he was a teenager, Orlando Robinson has been looking for ways to solve some of life’s dilemmas. I got products for days and days and days,” he said. I make it, and then from there comes my design for a production-grade product,” Robinson said. “We want to completely fund, a coding fund, in Detroit Public Schools, completely funded by us. All we want Detroit Public Schools to do is give us the students and the classroom,” he said.

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DETROIT – The Detroit Public Schools All-City Marching Band played a Motown medly at the 2019 America’s Thanksgiving Parade. For more parade coverage, go to this special America’s Thanksgiving Parade section.

What’s less certain, however, is whether Hall's education in Detroit’s long-troubled school district was so awful, so insufficient, that it violated his constitutional rights. The Detroit case was filed in 2016 on behalf of Hall and other students who attended rodent-infested, crumbling schools that lacked certified teachers and up-to-date textbooks. A similar case was filed on behalf of students in Rhode Island last year, asserting that they were denied a basic civics education. “It would lay down a huge marker in terms of how all the states across the nation fund or don’t fund their schools,” Black said. “Every school in the country would be affected,” said Michael Rebell, a Teachers College, Columbia University professor who brought the Rhode Island case.

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On this Labor Day weekend, the roundtable talks about how labor is factoring in to the 2016 election from NAFTA to the TPP. Then Detroit Public Schools interim superintendent Alycia Meriweather on where the district stands as schools prepare to open for a new academic year.

Rick Snyder sat down for a one-on-one interview with Local 4's Devin Scillian on Thursday at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Devin asked him several questions on the most talked about issues in the state including the Detroit Public Schools bailout plan and the Flint Water Crisis. On the Flint Water Crisis:I think people have skipped over important pieces that have taken place. Snyder said the real financial support for Flint is coming soon, but he wants to highlight the state's relief efforts already underway "in the interim." On the Detroit Public Schools bailout:We're working through the difference, with the DEC probably being the most contentious issue.