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Detroit native, former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill talks childhood, career in candid interview
Read full article: Detroit native, former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill talks childhood, career in candid interviewDetroit native sports journalist Jemele Hill is opening up about her childhood, her career and who she is today in an exclusive interview.
DPSCD resource center helping families keep Detroit students in class
Read full article: DPSCD resource center helping families keep Detroit students in classChronic 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.
Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district reckless in Mumford student’s drowning
Read full article: Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district reckless in Mumford student’s drowningA criminal case has been dropped against a Detroit teacher who was charged in connection with the February 2020 drowning death of a 15-year-old student at Mumford High School.
Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district at fault in Mumford student’s drowning, not swimming teacher
Read full article: Case dismissed: Judge rules Detroit school district at fault in Mumford student’s drowning, not swimming teacherA criminal case has been dropped against a Detroit teacher who was charged in connection with the February 2020 drowning death of a 15-year-old student at Mumford High School.
Swimming teacher charged in drowning death of Mumford High School student
Read full article: Swimming teacher charged in drowning death of Mumford High School studentThe Mumford High School swimming teacher who is charged in the death of a 15-year-old student who drowned in a school swimming pool during class was arraigned Wednesday.
Detroit police send warrant request to investigate drowning death at high school
Read full article: Detroit police send warrant request to investigate drowning death at high schoolDetroit police sent a warrant request to investigate a teen drowning death at Mumford High School. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.
Shakespeare in Detroit connects grade school students to theater
Read full article: Shakespeare in Detroit connects grade school students to theaterDETROIT – The director of a new program called Shakespeare STEAM is using the stage to give Detroit students the tools they need to succeed -- something she said she missed out on in school. Shakespeare in Detroit has dedicated its entire season to an educational pilot program that teaches children about Shakespeare and everything that goes into putting on the play. Shakespeare in Detroit is connecting grade school children to theater by providing vocational and artistic training in its program, called “Shakespeare STEAM.”As the artistic director and a graduate of Detroit Public Schools, the program is personal for White. “I wanted to give the opportunity for kids who sat in the seats that I once sat in to have the opportunity to learn everything about theater,” White said. There is a matinee at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at the Detroit School of Arts.