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Sep 13, 2016 · The law did give more neighborhood control over schools, but it also legalized segregation in the Detroit schools by allowing white kids to leave their neighborhood school that had a growing black population and transfer to one that was more white and vice versa.
- Lester Graham
Jun 7, 2017 · Thirty vivid, oversize black-and-white photos from the Library of Congress show Detroit in the 1940s. Full-screen scenes show vintage vehicles, fashions, hairstyles, the Crowley-Milner department store, Cunningham’s drugs, a streetcar, Chrysler’s tank assembly workers, tense integration of the Sojourner Truth Homes federal housing project ...
Guyton Elementary auditorium in Dec 2020. Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
4 days ago · Niche, a well-regarded platform for school ratings, highlights the top elementary schools in metro Detroit based on a mix of factors like teacher expertise, test scores, graduation rates and overall educational quality. This information empowers parents to make well-informed school selections.
In the late 50's, I went to Katherine B White Elementary school on Charles St. near Bloom St. on the East side of Detroit. It was a big building, built in 1920, divided into two parts, "White school" proper, and "White Special," for kids with various disabilities, cerebral palsy and such.
Unlike many other Detroit public schools, the large, historic Parker building was built in a single phase in 1927. The school opened with a capacity of 1400 students. Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org.
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Feb 1, 2016 · These Photos Will Make You Understand Detroit's Education Crisis. Two-thirds of the city's public schools have closed in the last 15 years. At the ones still open, students and teachers struggle. By Kate Abbey-Lambertz.