The Detroit school district is hoping its new incentive program will motivate students to attend school daily and improve its 66% chronic absenteeism rate.
Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
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Michigan’s 4-year high school graduation rate rises 2nd year in a row
The state four-year high school graduation rate for 2023 is up slightly from 2022. See how your school district did.
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Enrollment dropping, COVID relief over. Will more Michigan schools close?
Michigan public school enrollment has declined by 16% since 2003. The expiration of COVID relief dollars could force difficult decisions for district leaders.
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Chronic absenteeism in Michigan schools drops, but still higher since COVID
More than 3-in-10 Michigan students are chronically absent, missing 18 or more days of school during the year. See high absentee rates in your school district.
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Audit criticizes Michigan education officials’ oversight of fingerprinting for school workers
Some workers had never been fingerprinted, and others worked weeks or years before they were fingerprinted, the state audit found.
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If you want to make $100,000 a year as a teacher, here’s where you should apply
The $100,000 salary is being offered at a Detroit charter school to increase the number of certified teachers and improve student outcomes.
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Michigan Senate lawmakers spar before passing $21 billion school aid budget
The Michigan Senate version of the school aid budget passed Thursday on a 20-17 vote, a day after the House approved its version.
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Michigan child care providers demand more money to provide a livable wage
Child care providers who attended Monday’s rally in Detroit say they don’t receive enough funding to pay their staff and themselves adequate salaries.
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As Michigan students struggle, report urges fair funding to reverse slide
The Education Trust-Midwest report calls for a weighted funding system for schools that provides far more money to educate low-income and other vulnerable students.
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Black, poor students held back at higher rates under Michigan reading law
Michigan’s Read by Grade 3 law requires struggling third-grade readers be held back, but exemptions meant only 545 students were held back this year. Struggling readers who were Black or low-income were far more likely to repeat third grade white, more affluent readers who struggled.