Shooting reported at or near Mumford High School in Detroit
It would have been national news in any other city: 911 callers reported shots fired at Mumford High School on Detroit’s on the west side.
Detroit’s gun control, schools hurting city revival, property taxes: Your Wednesday briefing
Detroit passes its own gun control measure aimed at ammunition; city’s struggling schools pose a danger to economic revival; and more lower-income people will be eligible for property tax exemptions.
Detroit dishonest about blight, Gilbert sells casino, Ben Carson: Your Wednesday briefing
Duggan’s administration understated the level of abandonment in Detroit; Ben Carson’s name likely to be removed from public school; Gilbert sells Greektown Casino.
Toxic water in Detroit’s schools, fighting Schuette endorsement, legalized pot: Your Thursday morning briefing
Your Thursday morning briefing: More than half of Detroit’s public schools now have dangerous levels of lead and copper. Schuette endorsement causes backlash. Legalized pot won’t protect your job.
Detroit schools’ toxic water, ICE deporting deaf Nigerian: Your Wednesday morning briefing
What you need to know today: How Detroit schools plan to fix elevated levels of lead and copper; ICE plans to deport a deaf Nigerian immigrant living in Detroit; and the universities of Michigan and Harvard team up to tackle poverty and the opioid crisis in the Motor City.
Lawsuit: Duggan conspired with school board to prevent public Pistons vote
A federal lawsuit claims Mayor Duggan conspired with the school board to deprive residents of the right to vote on whether billionaire Pistons owner Tom Gores should receive more than $55 million in public financing.
Condoms, lube & limos: River Rouge school officials love to travel
The head of the River Rouge School District is one of two finalists for the superintendent’s job in Detroit.
Lone board member who opposed $25,000 bonus to WSU president speaks out
WSU Board of Governors member Dana Thompson criticized the administration for tuition increases, a lack of transparency and the failure to present a serious and realistic plan to reverse the steep decline in black undergraduate enrollment.
Excessive levels of lead, copper found at public schools in Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe schools have something in common with Detroit and Flint classrooms – dangerous levels of lead.
Class-action lawsuit filed against Gov. Snyder over failing Detroit schools
Gov. Snyder was sued for a second time this week, this time for his role in the deterioration of Detroit’s schools.