DPS Open Enrollment Period Ends Monday
Parents who would like their children to attend a school other than their neighborhood school for the 2012-13 school year must fill out an Open Enrollment form by today.
Parents who would like their children to attend a school other than their neighborhood school for the 2012-13 school year must fill out an Open Enrollment form by today.
A new plan to overhaul the way Detroit Public Schools operates is part of an effort to improve academics, stem years of plummeting enrollment and bring in more money to educate students, the district's emergency financial manager said Thursday.
The doors are open at more than 100 Detroit Public Schools for the district's All-Schools Open House.
The event plans to show the community what's happening in the district while also encouraging parents to enroll their kids for the start of the upcoming fall school year.
In an exclusive one-on-one interview, Roy Roberts tells WWJ that he just signed a contract for another year as Detroit Public Schools emergency manager.
Students from the Detroit area travel 500 miles north to Michigan Technological University in Houghton to get a first-class engineering education. This week, some of them are returning to their hometown of Detroit to spend their spring break encouraging younger students to consider engineering as a future career.
A settlement has reportedly been reached in a lawsuit filed by Detroit teachers against the school district's Emergency Manager.
The district says crime dropped 13 percent compared to last year. Armed robberies are down by more than half, while violations for concealed weapons and felony assaults also plunged.
Detroit Parent Network and DPS reveal details of their 'Homework Area Makeover' campaign, a DPS initiative to increase Parent and Community Engagement and help parents become more actively involved in their children's education.
Parent Resource Centers at seven Detroit schools will be open over the current break in classes.
Volunteer patrols for kids walking to and from Detroit's Durfee Middle School and Central Collegiate Academy begin today.
"This is a critically important time in the history of Detroit Public Schools and for our city," said Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts.
Students from seven Detroit public schools set to close this summer will attend four new buildings slated to open in the fall.
Officials plan to announce next week which Detroit schools will move to a new statewide educational system, come under management of charter operators or close.
State-appointed emergency managers say fiscal responsibility, not race, is behind Michigan's Public Act 4.
Detroit Public Schools is partnering with St John Health Systems to provide free health screenings and immunizations to Medicaid-eligible students.
Helping students at their former Detroit elementary school is nothing new to one group of alumni, and now other city schools are taking note.
The Michigan Supreme Court plans to hear a case over whether the state-appointed emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools should be removed from office.
A wide-ranging group will talk about how to educate youngsters in a world of iPods, smart phones and computers.
About 600 Detroit Public School Administrators will move out of their expensive leased office spaces and into district-owned property.
Twenty-one Detroit Public Schools will remain open over the holiday break, providing students with extended academic opportunities and free meals.
Elementary students at one Detroit charter school will have Thursday off, after an overnight fire damaged at least one classroom.
DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts says National Assessment of Educational Progress scores released on Wednesday show Detroit is headed in the right direction.
DPS is launching a program to keep some schools open over the holiday break, providing parent workshops, as well as meals and academic learning to students in need.
The Detroit Public School District is being fined by the state for ongoing truancy problems. Attendance in the past school year was less than 75 percent on 46 school days.
A 57-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in Port Huron
Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear with Detroit-born singer Lizzo as the Democratic presidential nominee marks the beginning of in-person early voting in the city.
Israel's government says a drone was launched toward the prime minister's house, with no casualties.
A Troy public servant is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13.
A total of seven people, including four voters, have been charged following an investigation by Attorney General Dana Nessel.
We are just over two weeks away from the November election and starting Saturday, Oct. 19, voters in Detroit will be able to cast their vote early for the first time in the city's history.
NOAA has released its seasonal outlook for the 2024-25 winter months, which predicts the U.S. will slowly transition into a La Niña pattern.
Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear with Detroit-born singer Lizzo as the Democratic presidential nominee marks the beginning of in-person early voting in the city.
Israel's government says a drone was launched toward the prime minister's house, with no casualties.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she is concerned that Kroger is going to use new facial recognition technology for surge pricing.
Stellantis is fixing its slowing U.S. sales at the right pace after fumbling a marketing plan earlier this year, CEO Carlos Tavares told reporters Monday.
Here's what to know about buying tickets for the 2025 Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place in January.
Stellantis rejected the UAW's proposal to restore the Jobs Bank concept, which the automaker says contributed to its bankruptcy in 2009.
The automaker said the hurricane had impacted suppliers, and the company is working with them to resume operations as soon as possible.
Stellantis has filed a lawsuit against the United Auto Workers union in a continued battle over their 2023 bargain agreement and the UAW's threat to strike.
Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear with Detroit-born singer Lizzo as the Democratic presidential nominee marks the beginning of in-person early voting in the city.
Liam Payne, 31, died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, is serving out the remainder of his prison sentence in a residential reentry program in Miami.
Pop star Liam Payne of One Direction died after falling into an interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, officials said.
Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5.
"If he's exhausted being on the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?" Harris asked as Trump refuses to release detailed medical records.
The frozen waffles, made by Treehouse Foods, were sold under store brands including Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good and Gather.
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution forgotten inside a filing cabinet sold on Thursday for a $9 million hammer price, the auction house confirmed to CBS News.
NOAA has released its seasonal outlook for the 2024-25 winter months, which predicts the U.S. will slowly transition into a La Niña pattern.
An American Airlines 737 and a Cessna 182 came within about 350 feet of each other in mid-air near the airport in Austin, Texas.
"If he's exhausted being on the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?" Harris asked as Trump refuses to release detailed medical records.
The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.
The facility's team of therapists, clinical psychologists, counselors and social workers provides quality care with a special focus on cultural sensitivity and faith-based care.
SEIU Healthcare Michigan announced on Monday that it had reached a tentative agreement with the University of Michigan Health, avoiding a work stoppage on Tuesday.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal had urged a probe into the USDA's handling of the Boar's Head plant, calling it an "abject failure."
Jay Cutler was arrested for a DUI, gun possession and other charges in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday evening, an official confirmed to CBS News.
As the college football season rolls along, two Michigan State football players recently signed a unique name, image, and likeness deal.
Artemi Panarin had his eighth career hat trick and the New York Rangers rolled to a victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.
The last game the Detroit Lions played in Minnesota was a triumphant visit when they used a six-point victory over the Vikings to seal their first division title in 30 years.
Michigan and Illinois will try to get back on track Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Trump and Harris and their anointed representatives continue to make campaign stops in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and other places in Michigan, a critical battleground state.
As Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz and JD Vance campaign in the Great Lakes States in rapid succession, the Michigan Matters roundtable weighs in on voters pollsters say are up for grabs in this critical swing state.
Watch Michigan Matters at its new time: 5:30 a.m. Sundays on CBS Detroit, noon Sundays on Detroit 50 WKBD.
Reggie E. Davis, president of consumer banking at Flagstar Bank, talks about the company's imprint in Michigan and the changing dynamics of the industry on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
The UAW remains an interesting factor in this race, too. Pundits point to Michigan as a critical battleground that the two camps are paying huge attention to.
A Troy public servant is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is voicing concern over Kroger's plans to use new facial recognition technology, arguing it could open the door for surge pricing. Tlaib joined CBS News Detroit to discuss those concerns and a letter sent to Kroger
Yost Ice Arena at the University of Michigan was filled on Friday with blue, maize and pink as the men's hockey team held its first pink game in honor of assistant coach Matt Deschamps' wife, Kelly.
Reaction is pouring in over the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as leaders weigh in on what means for the Israel-Hamas war. Peter Trumbore, professor at Oakland University, joins CBS News Detroit to discuss the Sinwar's death.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris took their campaign to multiple cities in Michigan as election day nears.