Rose for Detroit Blog

Detroit has the will to improve its schools. Does it have the connections?

Detroit has the will to improve its schools. Does it have the connections?

New MSTEP data underscores persistent challenges while pointing to progress in Detroit

New MSTEP data underscores persistent challenges while pointing to progress in Detroit

Michiganders want schools to prepare critical thinkers and lifelong learners

Michiganders want schools to prepare critical thinkers and lifelong learners

Parade Float Design Contest Open to Detroit Youth

Parade Float Design Contest Open to Detroit Youth

Detroit has the will to improve its schools. Does it have the connections?

Detroit has the will to improve its schools. Does it have the connections?

Closing the Coursework Gap for Michigan Students

Closing the Coursework Gap for Michigan Students

Detroit’s Future Depends on Whether Young People Can See One Here

Detroit’s Future Depends on Whether Young People Can See One Here

Nonprofits Keep Showing Up — Now We Must Show Up for Them

Nonprofits Keep Showing Up — Now We Must Show Up for Them

Announcing the 2026 Skillman Visionary Awards, Celebrating Education Changemakers

Announcing the 2026 Skillman Visionary Awards, Celebrating Education Changemakers

2026 Mackinac Policy Conference: Syncing Up for Students

2026 Mackinac Policy Conference: Syncing Up for Students

Separating Signal from Noise

Separating Signal from Noise

Announcing $275,000 in Accelerator Grants to support collaboration across Detroit’s education ecosystem

Announcing $275,000 in Accelerator Grants to support collaboration across Detroit’s education ecosystem

Students need access to opportunities that match their dreams

Students need access to opportunities that match their dreams

FUNDamental Futures: Skillman Youth Council Grant Applications Open

FUNDamental Futures: Skillman Youth Council Grant Applications Open

Another attack on DEI, and what we have to say about it

Another attack on DEI, and what we have to say about it

Bridging for Change: Insights from the 2025 Education Changemakers Summit

Bridging for Change: Insights from the 2025 Education Changemakers Summit

Who's that Girl?: A Women's History Month Spotlight

Who’s that Girl?: A Women’s History Month Spotlight

Financial Aid Support for Detroiters to Enroll in Ford School's Online Master of Public Affairs Program

Financial Aid Support for Detroiters to Enroll in Ford School’s Online Master of Public Affairs Program

How schools are funded

How schools are funded

Whitmer’s budget plan for schools sets $10,300 in per-pupil funding

Whitmer’s budget plan for schools sets $10,300 in per-pupil funding

Listening and learning: How grant partner feedback strengthens us

Listening and learning: How grant partner feedback strengthens us

What we tolerate now becomes the future we inherit

What we tolerate now becomes the future we inherit

Genius Comes From Detroit

Genius Comes From Detroit

New trustees and staff updates

Where School Meets Community: How DPSCD’s Health Hubs Are Transforming Neighborhood Schools Into Lifelines for Detroit Families

New Report: Building a Strong, Diverse Teacher Workforce

New Report: Building a Strong, Diverse Teacher Workforce

 

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