Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.

She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.

Detroit Organizations Create “Hubs” To Serve Students Learning Outside of School

Felicia Legardy started her first day care 25 years ago. Just as K-12 schools closed last spring because of the...

More Parents Think Their Kids Have ADHD Now That They Are Learning From Home

Parents have learned a lot during the coronavirus pandemic about how their children learn.   "Pandemic schooling" has been a very different...

Pandemic Learning May Have Made Some Black Parents Homeschool Converts

Stacey Young is a mom of five – three boys, two girls. Trying to manage virtual learning when COVID precautions...

Detroit Public Television Launches Michigan Learning Channel to Support Remote Learning

Detroit Public Television launched the Michigan Learning Channel this week. The new channel is dedicated to remote learning and keeping students...

Detroit Public Schools Stop In-Person Classes

The Detroit Public Schools Community District is stopping all in-person learning in response to an increase in coronavirus cases in...

Voters With Disabilities Can Change It All

This election season presents particular challenges for voters with disabilities, but it also offers opportunities that haven’t existed before. The coronavirus...

Wayne County Schools Ask Voters to Renew County-Wide Millage

Wayne County schools are turning to voters to renew the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agencies Enhancement Millage. If passed,...

As Census Wraps, These Michigan Women Won’t Let Their Communities Go Uncounted

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the 2020 census count must continue through the end of October after the Census Bureau...

Help! Parenting During Quarantine Made Me Realize I Have A Favorite Child

Every week, WDET education reporter Sascha Raiyn and Metro Parent content director Julia Elliot host the Help Desk, where they...

Whitmer Releases School Opening Plan, Announces More Funding

Governor Whitmer released a plan Tuesday for reopening the state’s schools. The “Return to School Roadmap” was developed with input...

Appeals Court Won’t Re-Hear Detroit Schools “Right to Literacy” Case

A federal court will not re-hear a case concerning a right to a basic education, it ruled Wednesday, a convoluted conclusion to a...

Detroit Public Schools Charts Path to Summer, Fall Classes

Detroit’s public school system has released a proposed plan for a return to the classroom. The state’s largest school district...