Feb. 4, 1956: Michigan Chronicle exposes deplorable conditions of Miller High School
“Approximately 100 parents and civic leaders from the Miller area protested the second-class treatment now being meted out to students of Miller High School.”
Vacant school, once flooded, turns to ice
Tens of thousands of gallons of water that spewed from leaking pipes at the vacant Detroit City High School last week have turned to ice.
Detroit does nothing as school fills up with water from broken pipes
Despite complaints, water continued to creep up the basement steps and rain down from pipes in the hallways at an alarming rate.
Headless, burned body found inside vacant school
The body was so decomposed and burned that police were unable to determine the gender.
FBI: DPS official accused of stealing millions from kids
Agents swarmed the home and business of Carolyn Darden, who served as the district’s director of grants – a position that would have given her access to tens of millions of dollars.
Thousands of books discarded in Detroit schools, libraries
Vacate a building. Leave everything behind. That’s the Detroit way.
Video: Cass Tech alumni recall better times in Detroit
When the mighty, historic Cass Tech High School came crashing down this time last year, dozens of alumni gathered to catch one last glimpse of the 93-year-old building.
Photos: Cass Tech remembered a year later
A year ago this month, demolition crews knocked down the final wall of the storied and mammoth Cass Tech High School in Detroit, shattering hopes of reviving the 93-year-old building.
DPS dilemma: Fund education or demo
Detroit Public Schools has a dilemma every year. More than 50 vacant schools are scattered across the city, often left to rot because the cash-strapped district must decide between demolishing the eyesores and educating children. “If you have schools that are vacant, and you are going to spend money on that, you aren’t going to […]
Take a visual tour of four abandoned DPS schools
More than 50 vacant schools are scattered across the city, often left to rot because the cash-strapped district must decide between demolishing the eyesores and educating children.