Detroit Public Schools changing special education offerings

Detroit Public Schools changing special education offerings

Britta Shine’s 7-year-old daughter’s educational journey has been full of changes in the short time she’s been enrolled in the Detroit school district. Lauren, who has a mild intellectual disability, started her pre-K year at her neighborhood school, Golightly Education Center in the city’s Cultural Center. But after a month, the child was transferred to Thirkell Elementary-Middle School in the New Center area to be part of the school’s special …