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For years, Laela Bullock moved to her own rhythm when it came to schoolwork. The switch to remote learning, if anything, brought a welcome break from fights in the hallways of the 15-year-old’s Detroit school, but her grades still lagged. Things started turning around with one-on-one tutoring this year — paid for with $1.3 billion…
The Detroit school system is putting much of its pandemic relief money toward tutoring, after-school programs and other efforts to shore up student achievement.
DETROIT (AP) — For years, Laela Bullock moved to her own rhythm when it came to schoolwork. The switch to remote learning, if anything, brought a welcome break from fights
“This is the first time...I actually feel we have equitable funding,” said Superintendent Nikolai Vitti. Detroit received the highest rate of money per student among big districts at $25,000 per student.