Lily Altavena
Detroit Free Press
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Michigan students to Gov. Whitmer: Stop putting police officers in schools
A group of students wants to stop Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from directing $25 million to place police officers on campuses at 195 public school districts. → Read More
From East Lansing to metro Detroit and beyond, Michiganders gather to mourn
Michiganders converged across the state to honor those who were lost, injured and traumatized in Monday's shooting on MSU's campus. → Read More
Michigan State University student: I survived Sandy Hook, now this shooting
Jackie Matthews posted on TikTok that she has lived through two mass shootings, Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut and now Michigan State University. → Read More
Not every Michigan school has a machine that could save a student's life during a cardiac arrest
If a child's heart unexpectedly stops beating in school, the right training — and equipment — can make the difference in whether they live or die. → Read More
Oakland County judge to decide soon whether to dismiss Oxford Schools lawsuit
At issue in the civil suit against Oxford Schools is whether employees are protected by governmental immunity in the deadly 2021 Oxford High shooting. → Read More
Michigan lawmakers increased special education funding last year. Did it make a difference?
Special education budgets in Michigan this school year increased by $246 million with a change to the special education funding formula last summer. → Read More
Michigan low income students hit hardest academically during pandemic, report shows
Students in Lansing and Saginaw lost the equivalent of a year's worth of math and reading lessons, while students in Birmingham lost far less. → Read More
Noose discovered in restaurant bathroom in Grosse Pointe
A Panera Bread employee in Grosse Pointe discovered a noose fashioned out of paper towel hanging from a stall. Authorities still investigating. → Read More
Former Madonna University president, Sister Rose Marie Kujawa, dead at 79
Sister Rose Marie Jane Kujawa, a member of the religious order of the Felician Sisters who led Madonna University in Livonia for over a decade died. → Read More
Grosse Pointe North H.S. student, 14, charged in threat that led to lockdown
Wayne County prosecutors have charged a 14-year-old Grosse Pointe North High School student for making a threat that led to a 35-minute lockdown. → Read More
Southwest Detroit band students, serenaded by pop stars, gifted new instruments by Ford Fund
Before the donation, Academy of the Americas was running out of instruments popular among students, such as trumpets, flutes and saxophones → Read More
Work to begin in spring on 'Hana's Garden,' honoring Oxford victims
The project will have four sections, one for each of the teens. The other families have been asked for ideas to best honor their loved ones there. → Read More
A year after Oxford shooting, here's how Michigan is honoring the students lost
Across the state, Michiganders will take a moment of silence at 12:51 p.m., while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff. → Read More
Messages of hope to Oxford: 'They will never be forgotten'
From across the state, Michiganders want Oxford residents to know: You are not alone. → Read More
Oxford Schools Superintendent Ken Weaver resigns after less than a year
Ken Weaver, superintendent of Oxford Community Schools, has resigned from the school district after only nine months in the top role. → Read More
Orchard Lake St. Mary's students claim Catholic rule punishes Black athletes
Three Orchard Lake St. Mary's students and their families claim a Catholic school rule that bars boarding school students from Detroit or Lansing. → Read More
Oxford schools to have Nov. 30 off, take moment of silence to mark 1 year since shooting
Oxford Schools will mark November 30 as "Wildcat Remembrance Day," one year after a high school student shot and killed four students. → Read More
In November, send Oxford students and community a message of hope
As we approach the one-year mark of the Oxford High shooting, the Free Press invites Michiganders to leave messages of hope for the community. → Read More
Michigan school districts want to charge Free Press $85,000 for public records
The Free Press requested records from districts showing how schools have isolated and restrained students. They want $85,000 for the public records. → Read More
National assessment shows Michigan students stumbled in reading and math
Academic disparities between Black students in Michigan and white students grew more vast in the pandemic, according to newly released NAEP scores. → Read More