Detroit MI

VIDEO: This Detroit Teacher Uses Hip-Hop Literacy to Engage His Students and the Community
I began teaching at 22. Back in my hometown of Detroit and fresh out of college, I thought I had all the answers.…
Charter School Enrollment on the Rise
Arianna Prothero at EdWeek's "Charters and Choice" blog highlighted some of the findings from a recent National Alliance for Public Charter Schools report. Namely, Prothero points out that there are currently six districts in the U.S. where 40% or more of students attend charter schools -- Kansas City, MO; Gary, IN; New Orleans, LA; Detroit, MI; Washington, D.C.; and Flint, MI. The top 10 districts with the largest charter school enrollments…