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Michigan Central STEAM Scholarship Award
Detroit Public Schools Community District Foundation, alongside Michigan Central, have created an opportunity for Western International High School upcoming juniors (2024- 2025 school year) through graduating seniors...
Anna’s Story: How Health Hubs Change Lives
When Anna first walked into the Health Hub at The School at Marygrove, her request seemed simple—she needed a vision referral for her two young children, both elementary students in the Detroit Public Schools Community...
CBS News: Detroit Students Gear Up with New Running Shoes for Free Press Marathon
In an exciting new pilot program, 250 students from five Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) schools are stepping up their fitness game with brand new running shoes. The initiative, aimed at promoting a...
CBS News: Detroit public schools combat chronic absenteeism with clean clothes
(CBS DETROIT) - Detroit Public Schools Community District is combating chronic absenteeism by helping students clean their clothes. It's a new program that calls for the installation of washers and dryers in more...
Fox 2: Detroit schools are adding washers and dryers to help fight absenteeism
https://youtu.be/x9rcG6SbgVM DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit Public Schools Community District is battling absenteeism one laundry load at a time. Washers and dryers are being installed at each of their...
Local 4: Detroit public schools install new laundry machines to combat chronic absenteeism
Detroit Public Schools Community District is putting new washers and dryers in all its schools to increase attendance. The washers secured through a partnership with GE Appliances will serve multiple purposes, from...
DPSCD Foundation Celebrated as Diversity Champion by Corp! Magazine
The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Foundation is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a Diversity Champion by Corp! Magazine. This prestigious award honors businesses, organizations, and...
WXYZ Channel 7: Detroit Public Schools Launch Laundry Initiative to Boost Attendance
In an effort to address chronic absenteeism, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is rolling out laundry machines in all 108 of its schools. This $300,000 partnership with General Electric offers students the...
Detroit Free Press: 250 kids to get shoes, registrations to new Kids Marathon
It Starts with Those Shoes Eric Guzmán Damon Porter looked into a crowd of 50 students inside the auditorium of Davison Elementary-Middle School on Thursday morning and had one question: "Who all watched the Olympics...
Empowering Our Students, One Step at a Time
Empowering Our Students, One Step at a Time: Recap of the Detroit Free Press Kids Marathon Shoe Fitting Event At the heart of our mission is a commitment to ensuring every student has the tools they need to...
CBS News Detroit: Celebrating the First Day of School
Celebrating the First Day of School 2024 at Fisher Magnet Upper Academy The excitement of the first day of school is always special, but this year, Fisher Magnet Upper Academy in Detroit kicked off the new school year...
Fox 2: Detroit Public Schools Kicks Off the 2024 School Year with Excitement and Celebration
As the summer fades and a new school year begins, Detroit Public Schools (DPS) made sure the first day of school for 2024 was anything but ordinary. The district's kickoff event at Fisher Magnet Upper Academy was a...
Welcome Back to School, Detroit!
We kicked off the 2024-25 school year with a legendary Back-to-School event at Fisher Upper Magnet School, and the excitement was palpable! Produced by Justin Kimpson, Sr. Director of the Ford Community Center East,...
Welcome Back
To our DPSCD Community, Happy first day of the 2024-25 school year! I want to extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome back to all of our students, parents, faculty, and administrators for a brand new year of learning,...