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...
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 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...
WDET At Home: Estate Planning Isn’t Just for the Wealthy. Start Preparing Now.
Estate planning — it sounds fancy, we know. But preparing for the future is a common-sense habit for people of...
Federal Appeals Court Vacates “Right to Literacy” Ruling
A federal court that asserted students in Detroit have a right to a basic education has reversed that decision. The...
Whitmer Settles Detroit Students’ “Right to Read” Suit
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has settled a lawsuit over conditions created in Detroit schools while under state control. "This settlement does not...