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.

Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way

Ballots are headed to members of the United Auto Workers this week. The federal consent decree created in the wake...

Hamtramck Public Schools Names Acting Superintendents Amid Staff Resignations and Teacher Shortage

Hamtramck Public Schools will be led by two administrators while its superintendent is on a temporary leave of absence. Sherry...

Partnership to Breathe New Life into Shuttered Detroit HBCU

Detroit may soon be the home to an HBCU again. The College for Creative Studies is partnering with Portland-based Pensole...

Lacrosse Advocates Are Making Big Plays in Detroit

Detroit's Clark Park is hosting a box lacrosse program for kids this fall. Liam McIllroy is the founder of that program....

Homeless Students Are Being Undercounted in Detroit, and That’s Denying Their Right to an Education, U-M Report Says

There are far more homeless students in Detroit than are counted by city schools, according to data from a University...

The Fight for a Right to Education: How the Courts Have Shaped Schools and Society

As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every...

Finances and Infrastructure Top Issues in Hamtramck August Primary Election

This Tuesday, Hamtramck voters will narrow the list of mayoral candidates from four to two.  Karen Majewski, the current mayor...

Crescent Academy Celebrates 30 Years in Canton

Crescent Academy International in Canton is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The private Islamic school serves children from 1 year...

UAW Members Will Get a Chance to Change the Way They Elect Their Leaders

An investigation into corruption within the United Auto Workers resulted in 15 convictions for union leaders and executives at Fiat...

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...