Spend a morning in a Detroit classroom and it quickly becomes clear exactly how much will have to change in this city before it looks anything like the “mecca” that Vitti imagines. Read more…
This American Life: Settling the Score
Erin Einhorn grew up begging her mother to tell her all about the remarkable story of how she survived World War Two, thanks to a Polish woman named Honorata Skowronski, who risked her life. But her mother didn’t like to talk about it. And somehow, her family didn’t consider Honorata a hero. So Erin went […]
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The Challenge of Manufacturing a Diverse Campus
A charter in Detroit that sought to attract families of all races and incomes is seeing real integration. But it might not stay that way. Read more…
The Extreme Sacrifice Detroit Parents Make to Access Better Schools
Some parents have to travel six hours and take up to eight buses each day to take their kids to better schools outside of their neighborhoods. Read more…