Antsmarching.org: Dave Matthews Band. Dr. Daphne Ntiri. Welcome. WSU | CLAS | | Faculty. The South End :: Another chance to get it right. A large urban city like Detroit has many issues at hand. One of the biggest problems is education. According to the National Adult Literacy Survey, 47 percent of Detroit residents are functionally illiterate. Another Chance, a program designed to help adults earn a GED, is working to put a dent in that number. “You can’t produce anything if you can’t read or write,” said Dr. Daphne Ntiri, program founder and director. The goal of Another Chance, according to Ntiri, is “to improve skill level(s) and sets of adults in (the) Metro area so they can learn to read for leisure or for work, but more importantly for work and more importantly to get them ready to transition onto post-secondary institutions.” Ntiri, who has spent more than 20 years with the Wayne State Department of Africana Studies, said many issues, such as failing public schools, contribute to the need for her program.
“You cannot get a serious position today without at least a GED,” Ntiri said. The South End :: More than 38K students in Detroit summer academy. Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 11:23 am, Fri Apr 5, 2013. DETROIT (AP) — A six-week summer school academy has started for more than 38,000 Detroit Public Schools students. The academy is part of the district's efforts to improve academic performance of struggling students. Enrollment exceeded expectations by 2,200 students.
Low-income students are able to attend the summer session free of charge. Literacy and math will be the focus for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The classes also will allow extra time and instruction for students preparing to take state standardized tests and give high school students the chance to get on track for graduation. The South End :: Online program helps Detroit students. Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 11:20 am, Fri Apr 5, 2013. DETROIT (AP) — Students in the Detroit Public Schools are being offered a free, online program to boost learning over the summer months.
The district is announcing a Virtual Summer Camp for students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Students will have access to the program through Aug. 31 to get a head start on reading and math for the next academic year. They will receive 10 educational activities per week that can be completed at any time. The district says the online activities were custom designed based on student assessment data to tackle Detroit students' low-performing skill sets. Virtual Summer Camp is part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's multi-year partnership with the district and includes advanced technology, customized lesson plans and educator training and development to improve student learning.