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Jennifer Chambers

Jennifer Chambers

Education Reporter at The Detroit News

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  • English
Covering topics
  • Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Primary and Pre-K Education
  • Secondary Education

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Recent Articles

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Vandals deface Jewish Federation offices on attack anniversary. Others report incidents

Vandals used red and black spray paint to leave messages "f--- Israel," "intifada" and "free Palestine" on the sidewalk and exterior of the building.
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These children needed extra support during the pandemic. The feds s...

Multiple parents of Michigan students with disabilities directly contacted the state Education Department to report that their children were being denied services.
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Special education fund to cover student services, address failures ...

In children, lead exposure can result in serious effects on IQ, ability to pay attention and academic achievement. About 18,000 school-age children were exposed to lead during Flint's water crisis.
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Michigan teens getting registered to vote ahead of eligibility

The state has cleared the way for 127,000 teens in Michigan to register ahead of time to vote in the future, a move opposed by most GOP lawmakers.
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Cellphones go dark during school day for more Michigan students, an...

Policy changes have been made across the board in some Michigan districts, from kindergarteners and their smartwatches to high schoolers and iPhones.
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Michigan's chronic absenteeism rate improved last school year

The statistic means that nearly 30% of Michigan's K-12 students — or 413,081 — are chronically absent
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Three Oakland County teens charged with making online school threats

Charges stem from three separate social media posts made on Sunday. The post read: "[G]uys imma shoot up the school tomorrow."
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MSU pays $2.7M fine for violating federal post-Nassar monitoring rules

Michigan State University had awarded more than $30 million in federal financial aid to about 800 students for about 14 new academic program.
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Rochester teachers win 3-year contract with $33M boost in pay, trai...

The contract calls for a 3% wage increase in the first year, another 3% in the second year and then $2,000 for every level in the third year.
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While Michigan's SAT scores have dropped for a third year, here are...

Both International Academy schools — one in Oakland County and one in Macomb County — retained their high rankings this year.
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Reading scores at 10-year low for Michigan third-graders, M-STEP sc...

Results of the 2024 exam known as M-STEP show only 39.6% of third graders statewide passed the state's English language arts (ELA) test.
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'Great to be back': Old routines, new challenges as students return...

On Monday, many of Michigan's 1.37 million K-12 students went back to school buildings for the new school year. Michigan public schools employ about 367,000 people and staffing is up by nearly 19,000 employees compared with last year.
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Whitmer supports independent review of police, emergency response t...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said a review is needed to ensure "we do everything to protect against something like that ever happening again."
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Meals are free again for students this new school year in Michigan

Last school year, the Michigan School Meals program provided more 76.3 million breakfasts and 135.6 million lunches, state education officials said.
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Life-saving crews dispatched late to Oxford attack, fire chiefs say

Two fire chiefs say they weren't alerted quickly to mass shooting at Oxford High School; parents call for investigation.
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Oakland County Sheriff's Office quashed review of emergency respons...

Unlike most other mass school shootings, there has never been an After Action Review (AAR) of the attack
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As artificial intelligence enters the classroom, Novi High boot cam...

The two-week, pre-college enrichment program helps students see how AI applies to real-world conditions
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Richard McGrath, veteran who taught love of animals, nature and pri...

Serving in Navy, where he was a lieutenant commander and aviator, was a highlight of his life, his daughter said.
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Michigan K-12 schools are not liable for sexual harassment among st...

The ruling, stemming from a case against Alpena schools, found claim doesn't fall under civil rights law protections because student isn't school employee.
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Detroit school board approves two-year contract with teachers

The Detroit Public Schools Community District board of education unanimously approved the 2024-26 contract. It begins on Aug. 19.
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Detroit teachers union approves two-year contract with raises, bonu...

The Detroit Public Schools Community District school board is expected to vote on July 9 on the 2024-26 contract.