Topic: #chalkbeatdetroit

USA: Detroit district gets better at identifying homeless students, but study points to big undercount

Recent efforts by the Detroit school district are helping officials identify more homeless students who would otherwise miss out on crucial support services guaranteed under federal law, a new research study found.Read more

02-08-2023|Comment|author: chalkbeat national

‘It’s overwhelming every day’:Michigan families struggle to feed their children in the wake of COVID-19

Detroit resident Glenda Miggins dreads the painful choices she makes each month in the wake of the global pandemic: Pay her full rent and electricity bill or feed her son Artee, a fourth-grader who relied...Read more

06-07-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

‘A sense of normalcy’: how this Detroit teacher and Homework Hotline tutors is empowering families

Ronye Craft spends much of the day teaching virtual lessons to her fourth-graders at Marcus Garvey Academy. But her teaching responsibilities don’t end there. In the evenings, she’s at it again, this time as a...Read more

29-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy