When Traumatic Events Occur, Teachers Face Student Concerns
When school shootings, natural disasters or incidents of police brutality make the news, students take their concerns about that news...
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.
Coronavirus Concerns Lead to Cancellation of Lunar New Year Celebrations
Local Lunar New Year events are being canceled or postponed because of concerns about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The Detroit...
The Metro Detroit Charter School with a Restaurant and Bakery
Rising Stars Academy in Center Line is both a school and a workplace. It trains adults with intellectual impairments for...
Former Teacher’s Advice On Joy In Class: Let Students Lead the Way
Carla Shalaby The book "Teaching When the World is on Fire" offers a collection of essays from educators about the politics...
Right to Life Petition Mobilizes 8,000 Volunteers In Campaign to Ban Abortion Procedure
Right to Life of Michigan Right to Life of Michigan launched a campaign in June to end what's medically known as...
This List of Metro Detroit Holiday Activities Will Keep Keep You (And Your Kids) Busy
School may be closed, but lots of places are opening their doors — even extending their hours — to offer...
Macomb County’s Fatberg Comes to Michigan Science Center
Sascha Raiyn A chunk of Macomb County’s “Fatberg” is now on display at the Michigan Science Center. The county’s public...
Ontario Teachers Start Work Action
Members of Ontario’s elementary and secondary teachers’ unions started a work action last Tuesday. Contracts for the Elementary Teachers Federation...
Planned Parenthood’s Advocacy Arm Wants Michigan Candidates to Speak Up in 2020
Michigan is one of the states targeted in a national $45 million campaign led by the advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood. The...
Update to Higher Education Act Aims to Cut College Costs, Student Debt
U.S. House of Representatives The College Affordability Act was introduced in the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee last week....
CuriosiD: What’s up with the “Elevator Building?”
Listener Melody Cooper was curious about buildings on the east side of Detroit that have the word "elevator" in their...
Tell Us A Story of Searching for a School for Your Kids
I had to search for a new school for my child this year. And it was scary. It was scary...
