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.
The Detroit Red Wings announced on Wednesday that Steve Yzerman is stepping down from his role as GM and executive vice president.
Yzerman will continue working with the organization as a senior advisor to Red Wings governor and CEO Chris Ilitch.
The Red Wings are now searching for a new head of hockey operations.
“Steve’s lifetime of contributions to the Red Wings has meant more to this franchise than words can truly express, and I have the highest level of respect for his continued commitment to our organization,” Ilitch said in a statement. “We are thankful for Steve’s hard work and dedication as General Manager and are grateful knowing Steve will remain where he belongs – here with the Red Wings family.”
Yzerman returned to Detroit in April 2019 after a successful front office career with the Tampa Bay Lightning, replacing longtime GM Ken Holland.
“I am sincerely grateful to Chris and the entire Ilitch family,” Yzerman said in a statement. “This organization has given me incredible opportunities, from my time as a player to the privilege of returning as General Manager. I’ve appreciated every experience throughout the years, and I’m extremely proud to remain part of this great franchise.”
As the Red Wings commence their search for Yzerman’s replacement, Yzerman will remain in his current role to facilitate the day-to-day of hockey operations until a replacement is named. The organization says it will consider both internal and external candidates for the role.
“Clearly, we are not where we and our fans expect to be as an organization,” Ilitch said. “I’m looking forward to bringing in new leadership to build the championship-caliber organization Hockeytown deserves.”
“My commitment to the Red Wings and this community will never waver, and I look forward to supporting the organization in whatever role is needed to achieve our collective goals,” Yzerman said. “I want to thank our passionate fanbase for their support, as they are what makes Detroit and the entire state of Michigan a very special place in the hockey world.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
DETROIT ― The crowd wasn’t large ― a smattering of about 40 or so people at Detroit’s historic Palmer Park just north of downtown on a warm and muggy summer evening.
The people who did show up were there because they feared something precious could be lost: the relationships between therapists and the people who trust them with their deepest wounds.
This is what democracy often looks like. A tent. Some speakers. Livestreaming on social media. And waning sunlight seemingly trying to figure out whether to set in fiery red-orange or fade behind rainclouds.
It was my pleasure to witness this moment firsthand because we live in a new era ― a period when the most powerful leaders in our government increasingly move to trample on our First Amendment rights. This was the second time within the past 30 days that I have found myself covering the debate surrounding Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s planned reimbursement policy changes affecting limited licensed mental health clinicians.
I’ve written previously about the policy itself. This time, though, something else captured my attention.
It was the people.
Last Friday night’s rally was organized by Caitlin Fleming, a mental health therapist and co-founder of Healer’s Choice, who demonstrated the kind of leadership that rarely makes headlines but often changes communities. She listened as much as she spoke. She created space for others to tell their stories. She reminded those gathered that advocacy is less about anger and more about refusing to become invisible.
At one point, Fleming shared that she lost her former husband to suicide.
Her words carried weight, especially because only days earlier I had written about losing my aunt Geraldine and how grief leaves permanent marks on those left behind. Mental illness, suicide and trauma are not abstract policy debates. Nearly every family carries a story. Every interruption in care has a human face.
That reality echoed through the entire evening.
Mars DeWitt, a limited licensed clinician who previously worked as a teacher, reminded us that change has happened before in Detroit. After addressing the audience, DeWitt told me that they watched the fight for teacher pay, recalling Detroit educators’ successful efforts to improve salaries. “So, I know it’s possible for therapists to fight back in a similar way.… Detroit is one of those inspiring cities in the world because we know how to fight back.”
Their words were less criticism than a declaration of home.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, connected the issue to another community she knows well: veterans.
“Every interruption in treatment increases the risk that a patient, including veterans, falls through the cracks,” she said. “Our veterans should not have to retell their trauma, rebuild our trust or start the therapeutic process from the beginning due to an insurance billing policy.”
Jess Riley of the National Association of Social Workers-Michigan added sobering context. Twenty-five Michigan counties have no psychiatrists. Ten neither have a psychiatrist or psychologist. The Upper Peninsula has no child psychiatrists and no pediatric psychiatric beds.
Whatever one’s position on reimbursement policy, those numbers reveal a behavioral work force already stretched dangerously thin.
Fleming also reminded the audience that communities of color are especially vulnerable to changes in insurance coverage policy because they understand what generational trauma in health care looks like. She cited historical abuses such as the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis. She emphasized that clinical supervision should not be a sign that therapists are somehow viewed as inadequate.
“We want people to be supervised not because they are not quality therapists; it’s the human experience. We should always be working in teams.
Notably, Fleming said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has not publicly released data estimating how many patients may lose access to their current therapists under the proposed policy. She said representatives from BCBS Michigan were invited to the forum but did not participate.
Regardless of where this debate ultimately ends, something encouraging happened last Friday evening.
Citizens assembled peacefully. They exercised their First Amendment rights. They shared data, personal stories and deeply held convictions. They urged elected officials to listen. They asked a powerful institution to explain itself.
That is not something to fear.
It is something to celebrate.
That’s because healthy democracies depend on citizens who care enough to show up – even if there are only 40 of them standing together in a Detroit park at the end of a long week, refusing to believe their voices don’t matter.
Byron McCauley is a regional columnist for USA Today Co. in Michigan. Email: bmccauley@usatodayco.com; call (513) 504-8915.
(WXYZ) — The highly-anticipated premiere of “The Odyssey” is officially here, with showtimes starting Thursday across metro Detroit.
The epic, directed by Christopher Nolan, was shot entirely with IMAX cameras, the first film to be shot with them. It will be available to watch in a variety of formats in the area and across the state.
On the website for the film, it lists all of the premium format options and where you can find them. Check out the details below.
IMAX 70mm
This is the premiere format to watch the film, presented in IMAX’s 1.43:1 expanded aspect ratio, according to the website.
“It is the largest and highest-resolution format available and gives you an unparalleled sense of immersion as the image fills IMAX’s signature floor-to-ceiling screen,” the website reads.
Across the country, there are only a 30 theatres that are capable of playing IMAX 70mm, and only one in Michigan. To see the film in that format, you’ll have to go to Celebration! Cinema in Grand Rapids.
IMAX
As we’ve said, “The Odyssey” is the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX cameras. “The film was shot and designed to be experienced on the biggest screen possible, and IMAX delivers on this,” star Anne Hathaway said.
It comes in the 1.90:1 expanded aspect ratio, filling your entire field of vision.
There are several theatres showing the film in IMAX in metro Detroit. They are:
- MJR Southgate
- MJR Troy
- AMC Forum 17 in Sterling Heights
- AMC Livonia 20
- AMC Star Great Lakes
- Cinemark Ann Arbor
70mm
The 70mm film is a large format that “offers a bright, clear image up to 3 times the resolution of standard digital projection formats,” according to the website. It’s shown at a 2.20:1 aspect ratio.
In metro Detroit, there are three theatres showing it in 70mm. They are:
- MJR Southgate
- AMC Forum 17 in Sterling Heights
- AMC Livonia 20
35mm
35mm is the classic film format shown at a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. “It projects light through the entire 35 millimeter frame to deliver clear, high resolution images with rich analog color,” the website reads.
Only the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor is showing the film in 35mm.
Dolby Vision
According to the film’s website, The Dolby Vision projection system has a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
“Dolby Vision allows you to experience every detail and nuance captured by the large format film cameras Christopher Nolan used in production,” the website reads.
You can see the film in Dolby Vision at AMC in Clinton Township, Sterling Heights and Great Lakes.
Premium Large Format
The premium large format movie will be in either 2.39:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratio, depending on the theatre. “It features larger wall-to-wall screens, superior projection technology, including laser projection,” the website reads.
Here are places you can see “The Odyssey” in Premium Large Format.
- MJR Southgate
- Emagine Royal Oak
- Cinemark in Taylor
- MJR in Sterling Heights
- Emagine Woodhaven
- MJR Westland
- The Riviera in Farmington
- Emagine Canton
- MJR Partridge Creek
- Emagine Rochester Hills
- Emagine Macomb
- Emagine Novi
- MJR Chesterfield
MJR Waterford - Phoenix Theatres in Monroe
- Emagine Saline
- MJR Brighton
- Emagine Hartland
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