Jennifer Chambers

Detroit

Detroit journalist. I write about Michigan K-12 schools for @detroitnews alum: @MSUjschool @EdWriters Priors: @thesnews @TheOaklandPress https://t.co/8OgDtAj5dH

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Articles

Michigan astronaut among first all-female crew to complete space flight

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

Ann Arbor — Dreams are real and sometimes reality is wrong, Michigan astronaut Aisha Bowe proclaimed Monday after stepping off the first all-female spaceflight Monday morning as a room of launch party participants watched at her alma mater, Washtenaw Community College.
Facing loss of millions, Michigan schools defend pandemic grant spending

1 week ago | theoaklandpress.com | Jennifer Chambers

By Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit NewsLincoln Park Public Schools prides itself on its fiscal stewardship, including a high bond rating as well as keeping students safe, dry and warm by updating school buildings. But a decision by the federal government to claw back COVID-19 school funding nationwide could harm both of those goals, forcing leaders in the Wayne County district to search for a way to recover $780,000 the district had dedicated to upgrading its outdated HVAC system.
Facing loss of millions, Michigan schools defend pandemic grant spending

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

Lincoln Park Public Schools prides itself on its fiscal stewardship, including a high bond rating as well as keeping students safe, dry and warm by updating school buildings. But a decision by the federal government to claw back COVID-19 school funding nationwide could harm both of those goals, forcing leaders in the Wayne County district to search for a way to recover $780,000 the district had dedicated to upgrading its outdated HVAC system.
These Michigan schools could lose up to $42M in federal pandemic funds

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

MICHIGAN Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsView Comments More than two dozen Michigan school districts face the loss of nearly $42 million in reimbursement for federal pandemic relief funds after the U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon rescinded a previously set deadline.
Northern Michigan struggles to recover from debilitating ice storm

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Beth LeBlanc |Francis X. Donnelly |Chad Livengood |Jennifer Chambers

MICHIGANBeth LeBlanc Francis X. Donnelly Chad Livengood Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsView CommentsAlpena — Residents across northern Michigan huddled Monday in warming centers and drove south in search of gasoline to fuel their generators that were partially powering homes, businesses and hospitals rocked by a debilitating weekend ice storm that public officials called unprecedented.
Michigan educators, parents brace for federal education changes

1 month ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

The proposed dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education is likely to touch every level of public education in Michigan, education experts say, from preschoolers to high schoolers to college borrowers. The specific effects of gutting the federal department that distributes billions in federal dollars to schools and colleges and manages the federal student loan portfolio might not be known for weeks or months as the changes work their way through Michigan schools and communities.
Michigan educators, parents brace for federal education changes

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

POLITICS Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsView Comments The proposed dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education is likely to touch every level of public education in Michigan, education experts say, from preschoolers to high schoolers to college borrowers.
Michigan's K-12 schools need $22.8B in repairs, statewide facilities study says

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

EDUCATION Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsView Comments Michigan's K-12 school buildings need $22.8 billion in repairs, renovations or replacement, according to the state's first school facilities study released this week.
Michigan students want more career preparation courses. Schools aren't keeping up

1 month ago | eu.detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

Flint — Lauryn Auger never saw herself as a firefighter, donning all of the oversized gear and dashing into buildings through smoke and flames. But after enrolling in a public safety class at the Genesee Career Institute, where high school students take career and technical education courses ahead of graduation, Auger joined the institute's Fire Academy on a whim. "I said, 'I don't really want to do fire,' but all my other friends in the class were doing it. So I was like, 'Sure.
Class project turns into published children's Ramadan book for three Dearborn students

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Max Reinhart |Jennifer Chambers

EDUCATIONMax Reinhart Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsView Comments Dearborn — Just before the month of Ramadan began Friday evening, a trio of Dearborn high school freshmen were being honored for penning a children's book that aims to entertain and enlighten young people who may not be familiar with the Muslim holiday. The book, "Mina's Ramadan Adventure," began as a class project for Jumana Abbas, Mona Ahmed and Thao Ho, but is now published and available on Amazon.