Michelle Obama To Tout Higher Education At Wayne State

First Lady Michelle Obama heads to Wayne State today to tout the importance of education beyond high school.

Michelle Obama

   First Lady Michelle Obama heads to Detroit today to tout the importance of education beyond high school.

   There was a time not long ago where some Detroit officials said students in the city should concentrate on attending a trade school because they simply would not be ready to attend college.

   The First Lady will tout a different approach during a speech at Wayne State University.

   White House officials say Mrs. Obama will stress that post-secondary education is critical for the nation to compete globally.

   Her talk is one of more than 400 events across the nation celebrating what officials call College Signing Day.

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  • Quinn Klinefelter is a Senior News Editor at 101.9 WDET. In 1996, he was literally on top of the news when he interviewed then-Senator Bob Dole about his presidential campaign and stepped on his feet.