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Detroit schools among 68 in Michigan released from state oversight

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Detroit schools among 68 in Michigan released from state oversight


More than 60 Michigan schools will be released from state oversight after meeting graduation and performance-based benchmarks set by the education department.

Included in the list of 68 schools that no longer need help from the state are 24 Detroit schools, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Education.

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Big picture view:

Schools in Detroit, Warren, Melvindale, Oak Park, Highland Park, and Madison Heights make up just some of the Southeast Michigan school districts no longer in need of oversight and support from the state.

The release from state monitoring includes 23 schools under the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Another six Detroit schools will also no longer be identified for specialized targeted support.

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In total, there are 68 schools that will be released from oversight. There are still 113 schools that will fall under the umbrella for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI).

Michigan Oversight Eligibility 

Schools are identified as needing Comprehensive Support and Improvement when they meet one of the following criteria:

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  • The school is in the bottom 5% of schools in Michigan
  • Is a high school with a four-year graduation rate of 67% or less
  • The school was in a CSI cohort but did not meet CSI exit criteria
  • The school was in an ATS cohort but did not meet ATS exit criteria and so supports are elevated to CSI

There is another category for state support called Targeted Support and Improvement. The eligibility criteria for that program includes:

  • Schools having at least one student group (such as a racial group, economically disadvantaged students, or students with disabilities) performing in the bottom 25% of each of the school’s components on the Michigan School Index.
  • Identified annually

The backstory:

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Schools are determined to need state support through the Michigan School Index, which is a requirement from the federal government that states maintain some sort of school accountability system.

The program is used to identify schools that are in need of additional support to help students perform better. Academic outcomes, attendance, and graduation rates are some of the parameters the state measures for signs of improvement. 

Schools may leave the state program if they no longer meet the criteria that made them eligible in the first place, like math and English proficiency over two years. 

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Catching up:

According to the 2023-24 results, there were slight gains among Michigan’s schools. 

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Of the 3,324 public schools in Michigan, 113 were identified for state support – about 3.4% of all schools in the state. That includes 57 districts entering partnership agreements with MDE, which means they will get specialized support.

“I am very pleased to see that 68 schools—including 33 out of 98 schools that were in partnership agreements with MDE—no longer require additional supports from the department because of the hard work by local district and intermediate school district staff, children, parents, community members and MDE employees,” said Interim State Superintendent Dr. Sue C. Carnell. 

Schools no longer under oversight

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There are 68 schools that will no longer use the CSI program for state help:

  • Academy for Business and Technology High School, Melvindale
  • Academy of Warren
  • Barack Obama Leadership Academy, Detroit
  • Beecher High School (Beecher Community School District)
  • Fair Plain East Elementary School (Benton Harbor Area Schools)
  • Buchanan Virtual Academy (Buchanan Community Schools)
  • Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Detroit Leadership Academy K-8 (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Blackwell Institute (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Bunche Preparatory Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Burns Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Carver STEM Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Central High School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Cooke STEM Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Garvey Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Henderson Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Marquette Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Noble Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Nolan Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Palmer Park Preparatory Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Priest Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Pulaski Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Wayne Elementary School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Oak Park Service Learning Academy
  • Pleasantview Elementary School (East Pointe Community Schools)
  • FlexTech High School, Brighton
  • Eisenhower School (Flint Community Schools)
  • George Washington Carver Elementary School, Highland Park
  • Ottawa Hills High School (Grand Rapids Public Schools)
  • Dickinson West Elementary School (Hamtramck Public Schools)
  • International Academy of Flint
  • John R. Lewis Elementary School (Jackson Public Schools)
  • Joy Preparatory Academy, Detroit
  • Washington Writers’ Academy (Kalamazoo Public Schools)
  • KEYS Grace Academy, Madison Heights
  • Gardner International Magnet School (Lansing School District)
  • Lyons School (Lansing School District)
  • Mt. Hope School (Lansing School District)
  • Wexford Montessori Academy (Lansing School District)
  • Mildred C. Wells Academy, Benton Harbor
  • Multicultural Academy, Ann Arbor
  • Oakland FlexTech High School, Farmington Hills
  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary School (Port Huron Area School District)
  • Saginaw Preparatory Academy
  • Arthur Eddy Academy (Saginaw Public Schools)
  • Jessie Loomis School (Saginaw Public Schools)
  • Westfield Preparatory High School, Redford

There are also schools that will exit additional targeted support:

  • Burton Glen Charter Academy
  • Bow Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Detroit International Academy for Young Women (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Munger Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Spain Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
  • Dove Academy of Detroit
  • Hamilton Virtual School (Hamilton Community Schools)
  • Tyrone Elementary School (Harper Woods School District)
  • Holt Junior High School (Holt Public Schools)
  • Michigan Collegiate Middle/High School, Roseville
  • New Paradigm College Prep, Detroit
  • Parchment Middle School (Parchment School District)
  • Beech Elementary School (Redford Union Schools)
  • Grogan Elementary School (Southgate Community Schools)
  • Clarence Randall Elementary School (Taylor School District)

The Source: A news release from the Michigan Department of Education. 

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Detroit-area teen charged in carjacking at Applebee’s restaurant bound over to circuit court

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A 15-year-old boy who is accused of carjacking a woman last month at an Applebee’s in Roseville, Michigan, is heading to circuit court after waiving his preliminary examination, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

The teen is charged with one count of carjacking, third-degree fleeing a police officer, two counts of malicious destruction of personal property, assault with a dangerous weapon, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, operating without a license and failure to stop after a collision.

The teen appeared for a probable cause hearing on Dec. 10 and waived his right to a preliminary examination. He will be arraigned on Jan. 5, 2026. 

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He remains in at the Macomb County Juvenile Center under a $250,000 cash/surety bond. If he posts bond, he is ordered to wear a GPS tether, be restricted to his mother’s house and have no contact with the victim, witnesses or Applebee’s.

Prosecutors allege that on Nov. 24, 2025, the teen forcibly took a woman’s 2016 Jeep Patriot in the restaurant’s parking lot. The teen took off in the vehicle and crashed it on Gratiot Avenue.

“The allegations and charges in this matter are serious. Carjacking is a violent offense that carries life-altering consequences for victims and offenders alike,” Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said in a statement. “To the young people of Macomb County, understand that the choices you make today will determine the path available to you tomorrow. We want every youth in this community to succeed, but that starts with stepping away from dangerous decisions before they lead to irreversible outcomes.”  



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Detroit Lions rule out All-Pro safety, list 7 others as questionable vs. Rams

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ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions will be without safety Kerby Joseph again this weekend, while listing seven other players as questionable.

Joseph and fellow safety Brian Branch were the only players ruled out ahead of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Branch is out for the season due to an Achilles injury, but has not been placed on injured reserve yet. And Joseph, who will now miss his eighth straight game, suffered a setback and could be a candidate for injured reserve, per Dan Campbell.

The Lions listed tight end Shane Zylstra (knee), running back Sione Vaki (thumb), wide receiver Kalif Raymond (ankle), guard Christian Mahogany (fibula), safety Thomas Harper (concussion protocol), left tackle Taylor Decker (shoulder/rest) and guard Kayode Awosika (foot) as questionable.

Decker has not practiced this week. But he’s been dealing with a shoulder injury all season and is coming off playing three games in less than two weeks. Awosika missed last week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys due to his foot injury. The veteran guard has practiced in a limited capacity all week long.

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Trystan Colon and Miles Frazier split duties at left guard last week for Awosika. The Lions will have a decision to make there between those three options, but perhaps for only another weekend.

Mahogany returned to practice this week. He seems like a longshot to play this weekend based on his injury. But the Lions are listing him as questionable after logging three limited practices in his first action back on the field.

Zylstra has been back at practice for two weeks in his return from injured reserve. Heading into the weekend, the Lions have only one tight end on their 53-man roster (Anthony Firkser) and hope to get Zylstra back.

Campbell said Harper has a chance to play against the Rams despite spending the week in concussion protocol. The Lions could sure use Harper, with Branch and Joseph both out, to hold things down at safety with Avonte Maddox against the high-powered Rams.

“Harper will be out there at practice today, so feel pretty good about him, but we’ll see,” Campbell said on Friday morning. “There again, I can’t give you definitives right now, but that’s kind of where we’re at.

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“So, we’ll be good. Look, (Erick) Hallett’s been taking reps, (Daniel Thomas) DT’s been taking reps, Maddox has been taking reps. We’ve got plenty of guys. They’re getting valuable reps, so we’re good.”

Raymond has missed two consecutive games due to an ankle injury suffered against the New York Giants. He has a shot to return after working back into practice, and should reclaim his role returning punts.

Vaki has continued to play through his thumb injury. He hasn’t returned kickoffs since suffering the injury, with Tom Kennedy and Jacob Saylors taking over.



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Oilers turn in smart, defensive game and Hyman hat trick for 4-1 win over Detroit: Cult of Hockey Player Grades

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CONNOR McDAVID. 9. In a quiet first minutes of this one McDavid had the most dangerous shot for, glancing off Talbot’s shoulder and out. Terrific patience on the doorstep before dishing to Hyman for the 1-0. Nearly outwaited Talbot again later in the frame. Dished the disk back to Ekholm on the 2-0. Pranced in and rifled a backhand off Talbot. Hi-lite reel assist on the 3-1, where he knocks down a puck then puts a backhand through his own legs to a waiting Hyman alone in the slot. An assist on the 4-1, for his forty-third four-point game. 63% on faceoffs. Second Star.



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