Monthly Archives: March 2018
Detroit Innovation Challenge Funds Ideas to Support Youth
by: The Skillman Foundation | Mar. 30th, 2018 Have an Idea to Support Youth of Color in Detroit? Get it Funded through the $500,000 Innovation Challenge. The Skillman Foundation and the Campaign for Black Male Achievement launched their second Detroit Innovation Challenge today, investing $500,000 in programs to improve life outcomes for youth of color […]
Read more »Business Leaders for Michigan Releases a Report and Principles on K–12 Education in Michigan
by: Business Leaders for Michigan | Mar. 21st, 2018 DETROIT, Mich. —Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) today issued its review of best practices in K–12 education and a set of principles that can lead to better student performance, with the goal of making Michigan one of the nation’s top 10 states for student learning and […]
Read more »K-12 Ed Studies Aim to Spur Investment and Action
by: The Skillman Foundation | Mar. 15th, 2018 Three reports have been recently released; two more are expected over the next few months: The School Finance Research Collaborative brought together top industry experts to examine how Michigan schools are funded with the aim of ensuring K-12 funding levels that fully prepare all students for success. […]
Read more »Community Leaders Share Challenges Facing Girls and Young Women of Color in Detroit
by: The Skillman Foundation | Mar. 14th, 2018 Despite the many achievements of girls and young women of color, challenges and disparities persist for Black and Latinx girls in Detroit. To learn more about these challenges, the Foundation recently hosted a discussion with community leaders working on behalf of girls and young women of color […]
Read more »100 Civic Leaders Gather for Detroit Out-of-School Time Leadership Forum
by: The Skillman Foundation | Mar. 10th, 2018 On Friday, March 9, the Skillman Foundation, Detroit Youth Development Resource Center, and American Youth Policy Forum hosted an Out-of-School Time Leadership Forum in Detroit. More than 100 participants representing afterschool providers, educational leaders, and philanthropy, engaged in conversation centered around the creation of a coordinated system […]
Read more »What is the State of the City for Detroit Kids? Community Members Share Their Thoughts
by: The Skillman Foundation | Mar. 7th, 2018 Mayor Duggan recently delivered his state of the city address covering the accomplishments of the past year and outlining the work that still needs to be done. We’re thankful for the mayor and his leadership and we also want to acknowledge the exceptional leaders across the city […]
Read more »Detroit Children’s Fund Elects Four New Board Members and Continues Investment in Quality Schools
by: | Mar. 6th, 2018 Detroit Children’s Fund (DCF)—a nonprofit organization committed to ensuring that every child in Detroit has the opportunity to receive a quality education—has started the year with four additions to its roster of board members and a growing portfolio of investments. Tony Barra, Tony Cervone, Wright Lassiter III and Matt Simoncini—have […]
Read more »Top-Ten for Education: Not By Chance
by: | Mar. 6th, 2018 For the first time in the state’s history, Michigan public schools are able to compare their performance in some subjects to other states around the country for all students. A new analysis of this historic new comparative data by The Education Trust-Midwest shows Michigan’s third graders showed the greatest decline […]
Read more »Introducing the State of the Detroit Child Data Tool
by: Tonya Allen | Mar. 6th, 2018 Across our city and throughout our neighborhoods parents, community leaders, and city officials alike are working hard to create a Detroit where every child thrives. But information that shows how a community is stacking up or falling behind can be complex, and access is often limited for those […]
Read more »How are the Children?
by: Tonya Allen | Mar. 5th, 2018 The following was originally published as an Op-Ed in the Detroit Free Press on Sunday, March 4 2018. You can view the original version here. “And how are the children?” It is the greeting that Maasai tribe warriors used to greet each other. It is still the traditional […]
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