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We should all be embarrassed by Betsy DeVos' 60 Minutes interview

• By Alysa Zavala-Offman
• Tags: News Hits, betsy Devos, guns in schools, arming teachers, michigan schools, DPS

Savior alert! Elon Musk's brother is coming to solve a problem that Detroiters addressed

• By Tom Perkins
• Tags: Table and Bar, DPS, Kimbal Musk, Detroit Public Schools, school gardens, saviorism Big Green

Whoops: DPS misses deadline to get $6.5 million from state

• By Lee DeVito
• Tags: News Hits, Detroit Public Schools, DPS, Detroit

Detroit's public schools built an award-winning lunch program that activists are fighting to save

• By Tom Perkins
• Tags: Food & Drink, DPS, Detroit food justice

Betsy's at it again, comparing schools to ride-sharing apps

• By Alysa Zavala-Offman
• Tags: News Hits, betsy devos, school choice, education secretary, detroit public schools, dps

Detroit Public Schools are back in the hands of an elected board

• By Violet Ikonomova
• Tags: News Hits, Detroit, DPS, schools, school board, Detroit Public Schools Community District

Depressing DPS news of the day: November school board elections may just be symbolic

• By Allie Gross
So much for democracy.
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, democracy, Emergency Managers, financial managers

Judge rules against DPS in ‘sick-out’ suit against teachers

• By Allie Gross
Nice try DPS.
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Conn, Conaway, Jesus Christ

State-run EAA school district owes DPS millions for rent and services

• By Allie Gross
• Tags: News Hits, EAA, DPS, Rhodes, Funding, Money, Millions, Rent, Gov. Snyder

DPS huckster Norman Shy forced to surrender million-dollar mansion after kickback scheme

• By Allie Gross
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, corruption, Norman Shy

Duggan's legacy blighted by questionable rehab projects

• By Allie Gross
A Mayor Mike Duggan history lesson.
• Tags: News Hits, Duggan, Blight, DPS, Detroit News, journalism, investigation

DPS racks up $285k legal bill for 'sick-out' lawsuits

• By Allie Gross
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Lawsuit, Money, Questions

Study: The proliferation of charter schools in Michigan hurt traditional districts

• By Allie Gross
"Overwhelmingly, the biggest financial impact on school districts was the result of declining enrollment and revenue loss, especially where school choice and charters are most prevalent."
• Tags: News Hits, charters, michigan, DPS, detroit, legislation, DeVos

The disappearing district: what's happened to Highland Park schools?

Shredded democracy, lost students, and unanswered debt questions in Highland Park

• By Curt Guyette
• Tags: Local News, Highland Park, educations, Highland Park Schools, schools, DPS

Michigan's newest education fight: Public aid for private schools

• By Allie Gross
If you thought the charter vs. public debate was bad, get ready for the next frontier in ed wars ...
• Tags: News Hits, Detroit Public Schools, DPS, private schools, publish schools, education, Michigan

Politics & Prejudices: Destroying schools, destroying Detroit

• By Jack Lessenberry
• Tags: Columns, DPS, Detroit Public Schools, Jack Lessenberry

Video: State reps from Detroit discuss deficiencies in DPS bill package

• By Allie Gross
One of the most astounding tidbits surrounding its passage has less to do with the DPS bill's content, but rather how it came to be.
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Detroit Public Schools, DPS rescue package

The senate passed the house plan for DPS. Guess who loves it? Charter school advocates

• By Allie Gross
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Education, charter, snyder, GLEP, DeVos

Detroit school legislation backed by charter advocates was years in the making

• By Allie Gross
Curt Guyette's 1996 cover story details how the the christian-right propped up charter schools so they could one day, down the line, get state dollars for parochial schools.
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, DeVos, Guyette, Detroit, Charter School, Christian Right

House passes DPS legislation, critics say bills will cripple already struggling district

• By Allie Gross
"I’m disappointed. You had an opportunity to write history that put children first, not politics," says state Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo.
• Tags: News Hits, Detroit, DPS, Lansing, politics, education

Another day, another state-run Detroit Public Schools corruption story

• By Allie Gross
Carolyn Starkey Darden is accused of billing the district for tutoring services that were never delivered.
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Detroit, courts

Judge Rhodes meets with Detroit Board of Education, leaves before public comments

• By Allie Gross
There goes the judge.
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Board, Judge Rhodes

The bizarre back-and-forth that led to DPS EM Judge Rhodes' meeting with the elected school board

• By Allie Gross
"Somehow my white male voice was able to reach Rhodes when he couldn't or wouldn't hear others. In the research literature, that's called dysconscious racism."
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, board, Rhodes

Lawmakers deciding the future of Detroit schools accepted thousands from pro-charter DeVos family

• By Allie Gross
The reality is that Rep. Garcia — who has received nearly $20,000 from the DeVos family — is one of many.
• Tags: News Hits, DeVos, DPS, funding, schools

We asked 18 GOP legislators why they voted against a forensic audit of Detroit Public Schools

• By Allie Gross
Why would anyone be against bringing more clarity to how funds for Detroit's schoolkids have been spent?
• Tags: News Hits, DPS, Audit, GOP, House, Lansing, Money