DPS' Roberts Focused On Transforming The District
The new Emergency Financial Manager of the Detroit Public School district spent his first day of work at school.
The new Emergency Financial Manager of the Detroit Public School district spent his first day of work at school.
At this point, no cause has been determined. Arson investigators plan to interview several people as part of their investigation.
More parental involvement and community support - two of the ways incoming Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts tells WWJ he'll turn around the district.
Governor Snyder has named former GM exec, Roy Roberts, as the next emergency financial manager of the Detroit Public Schools.
Applications for the new charter schools seeking to open this fall will be evaluated and recommendations made to district emergency financial manager Robert Bobb by early June.
Students in the Detroit Public Schools want more help from adults with their studies, including more hands-on laboratories that expand on what's in the textbooks.
The day has finally arrived for more than 100 middle school students from Detroit Public Schools to unveil their plan for a better city in which they would like to live and work.
Each of the schools will make a 20-minute presentation to convince emergency financial manager Robert Bobb why they should be spared.
The Detroit branch of the NAACP wants information on plans that the group says could have a negative impact on students.
The Detroit Public School system has issued pink slips to virtually all of its teachers, although it's unclear how many will be laid off because of money problems.
It's difficult to plan for the future. That's what some Detroit Public Schools teachers are saying, Friday, after the entire teaching staff began receiving layoff notices.
The effective date of the layoffs is the end of the day on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Robert Bobb said he is willing to consider staying on the job beyond June in the wake of Michigan's new financial oversight law.
Detroit Public School officials set to release a proposal outlining what charter school operators need to bring to the table if they want to take over a DPS building.
Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb will be meeting with parents and students as he tries to defend his latest list of possible school closings.
Many people, including one local lawmaker, voicing their concerns over the 32 Detroit schools expected to close over the next two years; DPS' Robert Bobb to hold meetings with parents and students.
The Financial Manager of Detroit Schools has named 45 schools which will either be turned into "charter" schools or close altogether.
The "Heads of Detroit" will be on display in front of the Spirit of Detroit Statue on Wednesday in an effort to recruit new members for the Detroit Public Schools Alumni Association.
The DFT's Executive Vice President says the union already has an agreement with Bobb and has nothing else to give.
Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb meets with members of the board and their attorney at 6:00 Monday night in a closed-door session.
With demolition of the old Cass Tech High School underway, the Detroit Public Schools Foundation is looking to raise money by selling bricks from the building.
The first phase of demolition of Detroit's historic Cass Technical High School is underway.
Parents gathered at a southwest Detroit church on Tuesday to ask public officials tough questions about education, violence and abandoned buildings.
The Detroit high school that graduated such famous stars as Diana Ross, rocker Jack White and comedienne Lily Tomlin will begin coming down, Wednesday.
Hundred of parents and students will be gathering in Southwest Detroit to brainstorm ideas on improving education in Detroit.
.Jack Tuttle, Michigan's third starting quarterback this season, was 20 of 32 for 208 yards in Saturday's 21-7 loss to No. 22 Illinois.
Just a few days before the Detroit Pistons start their season and a few weeks before the election, the team is rallying residents to vote.
Cole Snyder threw for three touchdowns but it was his sneak into the end zone late in the game that gave Eastern Michigan a 38-34 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.
Andrew Copp scored twice, Alex Lyon made 37 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the winless Nashville Predators 5-2.
Joel Ferguson, a known developer in Michigan and former Michigan State University trustee, has died at the age of 85.
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.
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.
.Jack Tuttle, Michigan's third starting quarterback this season, was 20 of 32 for 208 yards in Saturday's 21-7 loss to No. 22 Illinois.
Joel Ferguson, a known developer in Michigan and former Michigan State University trustee, has died at the age of 85.
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.
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.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024 includes Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Dionne Warwick, among others.
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.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024 includes Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Dionne Warwick, among others.
Letter deliverers have been working without a contract since May 2023.
Arrest records show Malinowsky was arrested for trespassing and failure to appear in court on previous charges of operating an unregistered vehicle and having no valid driver's license.
"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.
"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."
.Jack Tuttle, Michigan's third starting quarterback this season, was 20 of 32 for 208 yards in Saturday's 21-7 loss to No. 22 Illinois.
Cole Snyder threw for three touchdowns but it was his sneak into the end zone late in the game that gave Eastern Michigan a 38-34 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.
Andrew Copp scored twice, Alex Lyon made 37 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the winless Nashville Predators 5-2.
Detroit City FC will close out the 2024 regular season home schedule this Saturday, facing off against Miami FC in an Eastern Conference battle.
Jay Cutler was arrested for a DUI, gun possession and other charges in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday evening, an official confirmed to CBS News.
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.
Police in Asheville, North Carolina are working to recover photos from flooded areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Sunshine and warmer temperatures for the next few days.
Joel Ferguson, a known developer in Michigan and former Michigan State University trustee, has died at the age of 85.
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared with Detroit-born singer Lizzo at a campaign stop in the Motor City Saturday.
The Detroit Pistons start their regular season Wednesday, but members of the organization were downtown on Saturday celebrating the start of early voting in the city with "Pistonland."