[success_box] “A monk once asked Zen Master Yun-men, “What is the essence of the Supreme Teaching?” Yun-men said “When the spring comes the grass grows by itself.” *[/success_box] With the coming […]

[column type=”1/4″] [/column] [column type=”3/4″ last=”true”] I attended McDowell Elementary, Beaubien Junior High and Cass Tech.  I remember being very proud about attending these schools, because they were known for

March is the month when we focus on the amazing women who have helped to shape our culture and our society. We celebrate and applaud those who have accomplished extraordinary

I went to Schulze elementary and Mumford and loved them both and remember being very proud that’s where I went to school. As a kid, I always thought I would

[image_lightbox url=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Toni-Smith-e1389636191804.jpg” title=”Toni Smith” align=”right”][/image_lightbox]The ending of one year and the beginning of the next stirs in me the desire for deeper reflection.  Like the character in “A Christmas Carole,” 

[image_lightbox url=”/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Photo-Penny-Bailer-MLK-Day-2008-red-jacket.jpg” title=”Penny Bailer – City Year Detroit” align=”left”][/image_lightbox]What a joy it is to know that there IS a “DPS Foundation” working to raise badly needed funds for our Detroit

[image_lightbox url=”/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Saul-Green-headshot.jpg” title=”Saul Green” align=”left”][/image_lightbox]As a Detroit Public Schools student I walked to Brady and Winterhalter Elementary Schools and rode the bus to Tappan Junior High School and Mackenzie High

[image_lightbox url=”/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ronald-hall-sr.jpg” title=”Ronald Hall, Sr.” align=”right”][/image_lightbox]Ronald Hall, Sr. serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bridgewater Interiors in Detroit, Michigan. In addition, Mr. Hall is the President/CEO of

When I think back to the influence Detroit Public Schools had on me, I think of the foundation and appreciation of higher education that was instilled in me as far