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Health Hub navigators serve as a one-stop-shop to triage the root causes of chronic absenteeism, such as poor health, unstable housing, and food insecurity.

After Hector Marin’s wife, Osmary Garcia, was arrested by immigration officers, he worried that the same thing could happen to him – leaving the couple’s six children to fend for themselves. He didn't know where to turn, until he remembered a flier for a Detroit Public Schools Community District staff person who was helping immigrant families navigate the immigration system in the wake of increased enforcement.

The $1.1 billion budget for the 2026-2027 school year prioritizes security initiatives and includes pay raises for all employees.

Southwest Detroit students skipped school as part of a national demonstration, Day Without Immigrants. Then, Windsor's mayor explains the city's changing relationship with Detroit in wake of Trump's tariff increase.

Immigrant parents scared to send their children to school in person could enroll in a virtual program run by Detroit schools, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said. “The virtual option is there for any family, not just those that are fearful."

A new attendance initiative in the Detroit school district that is luring high school students to the classroom with promises of $200 gift cards for perfect attendance is off to a promising start.

Today, what Michigan voters hope the next president will do to help the economy. Also, studying up on candidates for the Detroit School board.Then, hurricane storm damage throws Michigan’s supply of needed synthetic medical fluids into turmoil. And, how a tradition of community service made Black sororities and fraternities an election force to be reckoned with.

Nearly two dozen people are running for three seats on the Detroit school board during a pivotal time for the school district. Only one of the three incumbents, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, is seeking re-election. That means there will be two new faces on the board, as members Misha Stallworth and Sonya Mays have opted not to seek re-election.

Nikolai Vitti, the superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, says the classroom experience will not be affected by the layoffs.

Public schools in Detroit will re-open for in-person learning in the fall, following an agreement with the city’s teachers’ union. Detroit Public Schools…