Hannah Dellinger

I’ll be passively retweeting my stories for @chalkbeatDET on here for now, but you can find a more actively online version of me and more news about k-12 education in Michigan on the other site @hannahdellinger.bsky.social

You can review the candidates’ survey answers at this link: detroitk12.org/Page/18859

The district put the candidate’s required survey responses online yesterday evening, but it still has not released the other materials, which include resumes and letters of intent. The board is selecting the new member on Monday.

The Detroit school board is interviewing candidates to fill a vacant seat. The district told me to FOIA to review their applications. After filing a FOIA, the district said it would respond by Aug. 11 — well after the board’s vote to select its new member. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

King is in the same position as many families in MI and across the country. Parents of students with disabilities and those who experience racial discrimination or sexual violence in schools are uncertain of the fate of their complaints. @hdellingermedia bridgedetroit.com/michigan-paren…

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Recent work examining the impact of the Trump administration on Michigan parents of students with disabilities in 📸@chalkbeatorg Sheri King was working with a federal civil rights attorney to get the Detroit school district to pay for tutoring for her son, George Finley Jr. who’s in 7th grade. The regional enforcement office the attorney worked in was shuttered by the Trump administration before there was a resolution, leaving King uncertain of his future education.

Parents of children with disabilities are in limbo, waiting to get crucial services for their children with the help of a federal ed civil rights office that has been gutted. @hdellingermedia shares the stories of several Michigan parents.

“GOP lawmakers want to change an existing federal program that makes subsidized meal programs more efficient and accessible by allowing schools in impoverished communities to qualify to offer free meals to all students…” Story by @hdellingermedia freep.com/story/news/edu…

Michigan state superintendent signals he won’t sign Trump’s anti-DEI certification via @hdellingermedia chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Homophobic slurs. Rocks thrown at him. Pushed against a bathroom wall. This has all happened to a Traverse City teen who worries that people have become more emboldened to express anti-LGBTQ+ hate in recent months. Read @hdellingermedia’s powerful piece: chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Michigan’s superintendent says Trump’s ‘equity ideology’ executive order won’t change state policy via @hdellingermedia chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

How did students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District perform on the rigorous NAEP exam? The results show there are many challenges. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Fourth and eighth graders haven't made significant improvements to reading and math scores on the “nation’s report card,” with similar results in 2024 and 2022. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

A Thursday memo addressed federal officials' change to a longstanding immigration enforcement practice of treating schools and childcare centers as "protected" locations. michigan.gov/mde/-/media/Pr…

Chalkbeat obtained memos the Michigan Department of Education sent to superintendents providing guidance on their legal responsibility to provide public education to students regardless of their immigration status. michigan.gov/mde/-/media/Pr…

ICYMI: Michigan State Superintendent Michael Rice told Chalkbeat he is “deeply concerned” changes to federal immigration policy will negatively impact school attendance in the state, and by extension, student achievement. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Michigan schools, families grapple with new Trump immigration policies via @hdellingermedia chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Black students, poor communities are hit hard by Michigan’s teacher shortage, report says via @hdellingermedia chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Report: Michigan students improved math scores since COVID, but reading remains the same via @hdellingermedia chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

President-elect Donald Trump will impact a number of education issues, including schools’ efforts to protect students who may become targets of his immigration policies. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…