[image_lightbox url=”/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Faye-Neslon-Photo-2011.jpg” title=”Faye Alexander Nelson” align=”left”][/image_lightbox]I’m very proud to be a product of the Detroit Public Schools. The education I received through DPS has prepared me well for the career […]

As a Detroit Public Schools alum, and current Detroit resident, I feel a sense of responsibility for the success of our current DPS students.  I would like to take this

I have the privilege of supervising the PNC Grow Up Great Program for the Detroit Public Schools, which is funded by donations from PNC to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation.

To all Detroit Public Schools alumni who are considering giving back through the Foundation, I want you to know that if I can do it, you can too. I graduated

As we begin a new calendar year and continue the school year, we are grateful to those supporters who donated to our Foundation at the end of 2012. We appreciate

Each year in December, while students are thinking about finishing up classes before enjoying a holiday break, grown-ups who are able are thinking about how they can support their favorite

Following recent travel on a People to People mission to Cuba, I have been reflecting on the experience, especially with respect to the educational level within the country. The trip

About a dozen years ago, along with other leaders, I helped to start a DPS Alumni Association. It was clear that after changes in Detroit, alumni of the public schools

After completing my first full month as President of the DPS Foundation, I am so impressed with how members of our community are stepping forward to support education in Detroit.

A solid education in math and science is crucial for today’s youth.  While it sounds cliché – it is a fact. Today’s youth forms tomorrow’s workforce and now is the