- By Jennifer Chambers and Beth LeBlanc
- Literacy
Settlement for Detroit literacy lawsuit eyes nearly $100M in funding
Information on the Literacy Lawsuit of Detroit.
News
- By Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News
- Literacy
Detroit Superintendent, School Board Chief Urge Governor to Settle Literacy Lawsuit
The superintendent of Detroit's public school system and its board president are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to settle a legal challenge...
- By The Times Editorial Board
- Literacy
Editorial: Does the U.S. Constitution Guarantee Kids the Right to Be Taught How to Read? It Should
The ability to read and write is fundamental to a basic education, representing two of the traditional “three Rs” of schooling.
- By Erin Einhorn, NBC News
- Literacy
Detroit Students Have the Right to an Education, Federal Appeals Court Rules
American children have a fundamental right to at least a basic education, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
- By Christine Ferretti and Beth LeBlanc
- Literacy
Appeals Court: Detroit Students Have Fundamental Right to Education
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Detroit students have a fundamental but limited right to basic minimum education and have standing to sue the state for alleged violations of that right.
- By Mark Reuss and Pam Good
- Beyond Basics
Funding First Responders in Detroit’s Literacy Crisis
Mark Reuss president of General Motors and Pamela Good Executive Director of Beyond Basics talk about the silent epidemic across school districts, the literacy crisis.
- By Lori Higgins
- Beyond Basics
How GM’s big $1 million donation will improve the reading skills of 500 Detroit students
General Motors has donated $1 million to the program, which provides intense tutoring to high school students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
A $1 million grant from General Motors Co. to nonprofit Beyond Basics will support literacy-building efforts for hundreds of high school students in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
We are excited to announce GM’s donation to Beyond Basics Be the Solution Campaign. This donation will benefit 500 Detroit Public School High School students in their journey to literacy.
18000 West Nine Mile Road
Suite 450
Southfield, MI 48075
Contact Us
248-250-9304
Fax: 248-996-9577