{
  "id": 14527656,
  "title": "Too young to vote, but DPSCD students have lots to say about the district’s next chapter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/too-young-to-vote-but-dpscd-students-have-lots-to-say-about-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T19:41:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/10/14/dpscd-nov-3-board-election-students-weigh-in/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) students, despite being too young to vote, are actively engaging in discussions about the future of their education. Justin Ward, a 17-year-old instrumental music major at Detroit School of Arts, wants the district to allocate more funding for equipment and instruments. He also wants the next DPSCD board to collaborate more closely with the administration to better support students in DSA’s visual and literary arts.\n\nOther students have expressed concerns about extracurricular activities, learning materials, and transportation. Charity McQueen, a 17-year-old student at Detroit School of Arts, wants the new board to prioritize providing more extracurricular activities for DPSCD students, noting that many have disappeared over the years. She also hopes to see the board focus on cultivating more respectful relationships between students and staff, as well as requesting additional learning materials in schools. Sibma Olea-Cruz, a 16-year-old student at Cass Technical High School, emphasized the need for better transportation options, as Cass Technical does not have a yellow bus service for its students.",
  "summary": "Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Being a student at the Detroit School of Arts is helping 17-year-old Justin Ward grow and prepare for life after high school. But the instrumental music major said he’d like to see the district…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}