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Chronic absenteeism, charter school transparency, third-grade retention and early childhood education are expected to be top issues this year as Democrats take the full levers of power in Lansing.

Chalkbeat Detroit’s best work of the year was focused on topics such as chronic absenteeism, COVID relief aid, learning loss, teacher shortages, and early childhood education.

The board discussed a variety of issues, from a name change for one of Detroit’s oldest high schools to an update to the employee vaccine policy.

The group organizers are asking for the name to be released, to see him prosecuted, and for an independent investigation to be conducted.

Activists called for accountability for the Grand Rapids police officer who shot the 26-year-old, with demands to reveal his identity and fire and prosecute him.