Detroit, MI
Detroit schools among 68 in Michigan released from state oversight
(FOX 2) – 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.
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.
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:
- 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:
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.
Catching up:
According to the 2023-24 results, there were slight gains among Michigan’s schools.
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
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 restaurateur and nightlife mainstay Michael “Mike B.” Brown was fatally shot early Saturday morning on the city’s west side, a violent incident that also left two other people injured and sent shockwaves through Detroit’s hospitality and entertainment communities.
According to Detroit police, the shooting occurred outside Suite 100, a cocktail bar on Schaefer Highway near Puritan Avenue. Investigators are urging anyone with information to come forward. As of Sunday afternoon, authorities had not announced any suspects or arrests.
“At approximately 4:30 a.m., Saturday, there was a triple shooting that occurred at 15789 Schaefer,” Detroit Police Department (DPD) media relations manager Jasmin Barmore wrote in an official statement Sunday afternoon. “Two of the vicims were found in front of the location and the third across the street from the location. Unfortunately, the victim found across the street from the location, Mikey Brown, succumbed to his injuries.
“The Detroit Police Department extends their condolences to the family and is asking the community for assistance with this incident. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact DPD’s homicide unit or, they can submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers or Detroit Rewards TV.”
Brown, 52, had spent decades building a name for himself across Detroit’s club and restaurant circuits, evolving from party promoter to business owner and, in recent years, a culinary entrepreneur with expanding ambitions. His death comes at a moment when he had been working to grow his “Sloppy” restaurant brand – a move that aligned with the rise of new Black-owned establishments reshaping the city’s dining landscape.
His first major restaurant venture, Sloppy Chops, opened in 2020 on West McNichols just off the Lodge Freeway. The steakhouse featured high-end cuts like ribeyes and tomahawks, but it quickly drew wide attention for its low-cost lamb chop specials – a dish with a fervent local following and long-standing ties to the city’s food culture.
A year later, Brown launched Sloppy Crab, later renamed the Crab Sports Bar, on East Jefferson Avenue near the Renaissance Center. The seafood spot mixed Detroiters’ love for crab dishes with the energetic, nightlife-forward atmosphere Brown had refined during his years in the entertainment scene. Occasional cover charges, signature strong cocktails and celebrity drop-ins helped make the venue one of downtown’s most animated destinations, placing it alongside longstanding nightlife pillars such as Floods Bar & Grille and Sweetwater Tavern.
Both restaurants emerged during a period when Detroiters were increasingly vocal about who new development served. Sloppy Crab’s proximity to the riverfront offered an answer to residents who wondered where Black diners fit into the city’s transforming downtown, while Sloppy Chops demonstrated that restaurants with the energy and polish of downtown destinations could thrive in the neighborhoods as well.
As of Sunday afternoon, more than 1,000 comments expressing sadness and shock had flooded a pinned post on Brown’s Instagram page, along with a number of posts on his Facebook profile.
On her own page, Darralynn Hutson, an award-winning journalist, author, documentarian and media strategist who has provided content to a host of media outlets including the Detroit Free Press, shared photos of herself with Brown.
“I had the opportunity to interview Mike a few years ago for a feature in Food & Wine and I remember how reluctant he was about sitting down to talk,” Hutson recalled. “Interviews weren’t his thing – he was much more comfortable building than explaining. I had to call him more than 20 times to set up the interview. He didn’t care about Food & Wine. But once we ate and got into conversation, what came out was his commitment to creating something for his Detroit.”
Brown’s influence stretched far beyond his menus. His establishments became recognizable gathering places, and his presence – familiar from downtown corridors to Dexter Avenue – made him a significant cultural figure in Detroit’s nightlife and, later, its dining renaissance.
His death leaves both industries mourning a personality whose ambitions were still growing, and whose imprint on the city’s social fabric remains unmistakable.
RALEIGH, N.C. – Wrapping up the February portion of their 2025-26 regular-season schedule, the Detroit Red Wings unfortunately spent most of their Saturday night playing catch-up in an eventual 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center.
“They’re a heck of a team,” Detroit captain Dylan Larkin said. “This is a hard building to play in…They’re the class of the East, and you got to come in here at some point and get points. I just didn’t think we executed. We allowed them to be on top of us and come back in waves on Talbs.”
Goalie Cam Talbot made 30 saves in his first start since Jan. 22 for the Red Wings (34-20-6; 74 points), who moved to 11-5-2 on the road since Dec. 6. Meanwhile, turning aside 27 shots netminder Frederik Andersen helped the Hurricanes (38-15-6; 82 points) win their fifth straight game and extend their point streak to 12.
“We’re leaving without points, so that’s real disappointing,” Detroit head coach Todd McLellan said. “I thought that the game was real fast to begin with. There was a lot of pace going both ways. It was a good game for us to play in. A lot of their offensive opportunities came off of basically our tape…[Carolina] really took advantage of our mistakes.”
Detroit held steady against Carolina’s characteristically heavy, initial 10-minute push in the opening frame, but the leaders of the Metropolitan Division went up 1-0 when Taylor Hall blocked Simon Edvinsson’s shot attempt in their defensive zone and proceeded to score on a breakaway at 14:05. Then with eight seconds left in the period, while the hosts were on the man advantage, Sebastian Aho’s shot from the left face-off circle deflected off Edvinsson’s stick down low and into the back of the net to extend their lead to 2-0.
“They come out flying and shoot a lot of pucks,” Larkin said. “You can’t really pay attention to the shot clock because they fire it from everywhere, but I liked our start. It’s just that we had some times where we didn’t execute, and they score with eight seconds left. That’s a tough one, but we responded well. We won the second period.”
The Hurricanes struck again just 2:52 into that second period, as Eric Robinson jammed a wrist shot from the top of the crease to push ahead 3-0. But in a span of just 47 seconds late in the stanza, the Red Wings beat Andersen twice to put the hosts on their heels and make it a one-goal game going into the second intermission.
A teenage male is recovering and police are investigating after a shooting near a school on the east side of Detroit on Friday night.
According to police, the incident happened at 8:28 p.m. on the 3400 block of St. Aubin Street, the same area where the Detroit Edison Public School Academy’s Early College of Excellence is located.
Officials said an altercation ensued inside a building on the block and continued outside. An individual then fired shots that struck the male, whose age has yet to be disclosed, according to police. He was taken to the hospital where he was in stable condition on Saturday.
According to The Detroit News, the altercation was a fight that broke out during Detroit Edison’s boys basketball game against Detroit University Prep.
As of Saturday afternoon, police haven’t shared whether any arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Duluth Police Department at 313-596-5740 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-773-2587.
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