Earlier this winter, Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti visited Dr. Whitney Woods’ fourth hour English class for seniors at Southeastern High School.
February is black history month, and in America, there is often a disconnect between a leader’s image during a campaign and a leader’s actions during their term.
The 18th annual tribute to MLK took place Friday January 12,2018 at 10 am,and was held at the Max Fisher building downtown.
On February 9, 2018 CMA, Cody, and Jalen Rose Leadership Academy each took a group of students to Ford Field for a Rise event.
Benjamin Carson High School has developed a unique partnership with Henry Ford Hospital.
Mumford hosted the Detroit premiere of a new movie, on Feb. 15. “A Shot in the Dark” is a documentary about a high school basketball team from Chicago and the challenges they face as they pursue dreams of college and careers in basketball.
Michael Watson made hisotry on Feb. 9 as the first wrestler from Detroit Public Schools Community District or Detroit Public Schools to ever advance to postseason competition.
Opioid abuse is not just an increasing adult problem.
Why do you go to the library? To find a good book to enjoy, or maybe to study for finals? Teens now have a new reason to add to the list.
“The constant thought of trying to survive” By Janae Fuller, Z’hia Powell There’s a story behind every homeless person which explains his or her situation.
DPSCD superintendent Nikolai Vitti has made student issues a central concern in his time with the district. Vitti knows that there are multiple problems facing students in the district, including suspensions.
New Detroit Public School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti sees benefit in single-gender schooling, but acknowledges there is a challenge in promoting it as an option for students. “Enrollment is lower than it should be,” Vitti said.
Determined to improve chronic absenteeism across DPSCD schools, Dr. Nikola Viti promotes the Blueprint 2020 plan by creating an intervention plan for Communication and Media Arts High School. At CMA high school, being absent 18 days (10%) or more in a school year is considered to be chronically absent.
The high school basketball season is getting underway, and Renaissance has eyes set on the district and state championships.
Detroit School of Arts very own teen radio talk show "Can You Relate," produced and hosted by Kandi Alexander, who had the privilege of interviewing Bruce Harper, director of "Summer ‘67." This documentary is based on “the 43 lives that were lost during the 1967 rebellion," a tribute to the 50th anniversary. The documentary was originally supposed to revolved around the rebellion itself but Harper being a “Detroit supporter” did not want to encourage or create a "Detroit-bashing story.” So while looking for a different approach, he learned from a friend of his, Joe Spencer, that 43 lives were lost during the rebellion.
Our new superintendent has a learning disability. Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Detroit Public Schools Community District’s (DPSCD) new superintendent has a master’s degree from Wake Forest University along with a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.
Super Vitti: The Hero DPSCD Needs By Alana Burke For years, the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) system has been suffering from ill-fortune.
The city of Detroit is known as the most dangerous city America. According to the FBI data collected recently, Detroit saw a 15% increase in crime in 2016.
When you go downtown, do you feel like you were 10 years ago? Any person who lives around the Detroit metro area can confess that the city has been changing economically.
While long-term resident’s fears of gentrification grow, tensions continue to bloom. In recent years, we have seen massive amounts of construction in Detroit’s downtown and midtown areas.
