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.
After getting absolutely annihilated in his previous start on Monday in Minnesota to the tune of 11 runs in just 1.2 innings, Garrett Crochet is set to retake the mound today and convince us all that everything will be fine as far as he and his health are concerned.
Unfortunately, he won’t just be battling the Tigers. Mother Nature is once again destined to play a roll in today’s match up, and here’s how the radar looks inside of an hour from first pitch:
The good news is the initial batch of heavier precipitation has moved out and east of Boston, but more unsettled weather still lurks to the west ahead of a slow moving front. That mess will push through eastern Massachusetts over the next several hours, filling in the current dry slot. While this incoming precipitation won’t be as heavy as what fell at times earlier today, it will come attached with colder and windier conditions, so a miserable weather game lies ahead (if they even try and play through it at all — The Yankees did not and waited around for three hours before starting their game against the Royals at 4:20pm). The other option will be to just wait until after sunset when it will be dryer, but still very cold and windy.
When they do get started, today’s lineup includes Roman Anthony leading off in leftfield, Andruw Monasterio at first base, and Jarren Duran, Masataka Yoshida, and Marcelo Mayer all starting on the bench with an opposing left-handed starter on the mound in Framber Valdez for Detroit.
OTM’s own pitching guru Jacob Roy will be around later to handle the postgame wrap and tell us if we should should be freaking out or breathing a sigh a relief when it comes to Crochet.
The Pistons have made recent moves to add more shooting, but still don’t have anyone quite as lethal as former Detroit guard Luke Kennard. On Saturday night, Kennard had a brilliant start to his postseason with 27 uber-efficient points for the Lakers in a win against the Rockets. His level of 3-point accuracy is something the Pistons have desperately been seeking all season long to bolster their offense.
Luke Kennard’s shooting makes him a dangerous playoff performer
Kennard was originally drafted to Detroit with the 17th pick of the 2017 Draft. The Pistons have plenty of draft regrets from that general era of team history, but picking Kennard has never been one of them. Despite any other weaknesses he may have, his strength as a shooter has always been enough to offset them.
In terms of pure 3-point percentage, Kennard is one of the best shooters in NBA history. He averages 44% behind the arc for his career, and shot a blistering 48% this season – the best mark in the league. Given his incredible track record, it’s not exactly a shocker to see him shoot 5-of-5 from three en route to 27 points in Game 1.
Not only is Kennard obviously an excellent standstill shooter, but he’s also a master of getting himself open with his movement. On Saturday night, he was able to play off LeBron James perfectly for a few easy looks. After that, he caught enough of a rhythm to create 3-point looks for himself, even in transition.
A player like Kennard is easily capable of turning an entire playoff game when he gets hot. In a close series, that one game where Kennard hits several threes can be all the difference his team needs to advance. If the Lakers do manage to win this series, even without Luka Doncic or Austin Reaves, Kennard’s shooting will be a major reason why.
The Pistons could use someone like Kennard
Kennard would be a perfect marginal addition for the Pistons that only makes them better without taking anything away from the team. To be fair, the Pistons do have two shooters who have been hot recently in Duncan Robinson and Kevin Huerter. But having more than one respected shooter on the court at a time is often necessary to maintain a solid offense in today’s NBA.
Given the Pistons’ current lack of shooting, any additional shooters are welcome. And Kennard is understandably one of the most feared shooters in the league, capable of bending defenses just by the threat of him taking a three. Rolling him out on the Pistons would surely open up more lanes for Detroit’s stars to attack the paint and score easier points.
Follow
A Detroit woman was arrested in the aftermath of a hit-and-run collision and shooting on Interstate 94, Michigan State Police reported.
Emergency dispatchers were called shortly after midnight Saturday about the altercation. Troopers reported the caller said while they were driving eastbound on I-94, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a black Jeep sideswiped them and sped off.
The caller then decided to follow the Jeep.
In response, police said, the driver of the Jeep fired several gunshots in the caller’s direction.
None of the gunshots struck the vehicle.
Troopers were able to use license plate reader camera technology to locate the Jeep while it was on the Lodge Freeway, made a traffic stop. The driver and two passengers were taken into custody without incident.
The passengers were released shortly afterwards; troopers believe that the 19-year-old driver was the shooter. She has been lodged pending further review by the prosecutor’s office.
In addition, a firearm was recovered from the vehicle.
The above video originally aired on Aug. 19, 2025.
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