As COVID-19 Cases Surge in Michigan, Detroit Expands Vaccination Program
The Detroit Health Department is expanding its daily coronavirus vaccine capacity. Starting Monday, the TCF Center mass vaccination site is expected to provide 8,000...
Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic Comes With Positive and Negative Effects
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 education has been conducted largely online for more than a year. Researchers are examining the impact on...
Why Michigan Schools Are Losing So Many Teachers
Teacher turnover is the phenomenon when schools continually lose teachers, or when teachers leave the profession entirely. In Michigan, more than 1 in 6...
Detroit Students Struggle To Earn Degrees Despite Financial Help
Detroit youth face significant challenges when it comes to successfully graduating from high school and attending college. For decades, it's been an issue...
Rep. Elissa Slotkin Zeroes In On Domestic Terrorism: “The Greatest Threat to Our National Security”
In recent years, we've learned the extent to which right wing extremism has been on the rise in America. That...
Belle Isle Conservancy Gears Up For Earth Week With Pandemic-Friendly Changes To Annual Island Cleanup
Earth Week is just a couple of weeks away and environmental groups all along the Detroit River are gearing up...
Recent Mass Shootings Reinvigorate Gun Debate Nationwide and Here in Michigan
With two mass shootings in as many weeks, it seems as though the conversation about gun control legislation and real...
Grand Rapids Turns to Natural Infrastructure To Deal With Extreme Rain Events
Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they...
All Detroiters 16 and Older Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
Any Detroiter 16 years or older can get the coronavirus vaccine. The new eligibility comes as the city introduces a...
Supporters Hope Infrastructure Spending Can Help Reduce Inequality in Michigan
The new focus on a massive infrastructure spending plan in Washington has big implications here in Michigan. As part of...
GOP Efforts to Make Voting Harder Underway in Michigan
The nationwide effort to make voting harder after the November election has come to Michigan. GOP lawmakers in the state...
How Wetlands Can Help Prevent Property Damage and Save Lives During Floods
The Great Lakes region is seeing more intense rainstorms. Storms that were once considered 100-year events or even 500-year events...