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The School at Marygrove Increases Access and Engagement with Middle School Expansion

From kindergarten through college readiness, The School at Marygrove is helping Detroit students discover their voice, achieve academic success, and prepare for bright futures.

Returning Home With a Purpose: Western Alumni Are Breaking Barriers for Detroit Families

From overcoming barriers to giving back, two DPSCD alumni are helping Detroit families navigate life's challenges through neighborhood health hubs that provide resources, guidance, and hope for a brighter future.

Detroit Responds to Hazardous Air Quality with Free Masks, Respite Centers

Smoke from Canadian Wildfires has pushed Detroit's air quality into the hazardous range. The city has opened recreation centers for relief and distributing masks across Detroit.

How Michigan’s #1-Ranked Free Pre-K Program Is Closing Detroit’s Kindergarten Gap

DPSCD's Great Start Readiness Program is giving Detroit's youngest learners a head start by preparing them for kindergarten through high-quality, play-based education and skill development.

With Support from DPSCD’s ‘Exceptional Student Education’ Program, One Cass Tech Sophomore Is Redefining What It Means to Thrive

A talented musician, student-athlete, and honor student, Zaraiyah Bell is proving that determination – not disability – defines what's possible.

Detroit’s Next Chapter isn’t just Development: DPSCD Students Secure $279 Million in Scholarships

Detroit Public Schools Community District students are proving that talent, hard work, and determination open doors. Together, the Class of 2026 has near 300 million in scholarship dollars, creating pathways to colleges and universities across the country.

Detroit Defies America’s Reading Recession: Inside the Quiet Comeback of DPSCD

DPSCD has been named a national “Success Story” for sustained post-pandemic progress.

Detroit Student Takes Flight: How DPSCD’s Davis Aerospace Is Turning Dreams Into Careers

This year, Herbert Anderson became Davis Aerospace Technical High School's first student to complete a solo flight since 2015.

Motor City Pride
Motor City Pride returns to Detroit this weekend, celebrating more than five decades of LGBTQ+ advocacy and community

Motor City Pride returns to Detroit’s Hart Plaza this weekend, bringing together more than 65,000 attendees for Michigan’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration, featuring live entertainment, community events, and the annual Pride Parade.

Detroit youth program uses engine building to drive workforce development

Detroit youth are getting hands-on experience in engineering, motorsports and skilled trades this summer as the Engine Building Bootcamp returns for its fourth year, helping students build engines — and future career pathways — from the ground up.

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