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Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish

Business titans find reforming schools much harder than just writing checks

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Grading the billionaires on education reform

Poor schools didn’t have enough time to plan spending of $3 billion stimulus windfall

By Corbin Hiar

Chicago: Charter schools collect almost $400,000 in discipline "fees"

By Susan Ferriss

Many public schools on military bases get poor or failing report card

By Emma Schwartz

Detroit faces ‘emergency’ takeover despite voter disapproval

By Paul Abowd

Despite voter disapproval, governor uses special powers in bid to resolve Motor City's fiscal woes.

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Michigan's budget crisis puts democracy on the chopping block

By Paul Abowd

State takeover of Michigan cities slowed by courts

By Paul Abowd

Michigan moving up?

By Caitlin Ginley

Michigan

By The Center for Public Integrity

Excerpts from this story referencing "Detroit Public Schools":

"… aw and its effects on residents in Flint, Pontiac, Benton Harbor, the Detroit Public Schools and elsewhere. But Snyder’s Republican administration fought back …"