AG Nessel Applauds ‘Right to Read’ Ruling Against State
The Sixth Circuit court of Appeals ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by Detroit Public Schools students in 2016 against...
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.
For Ramadan, Muslims Look For Creative Ways to Commune During COVID-19
Ramadan, the annual holy month of prayer and fasting for Muslims, begins this week. Nargis Rahman, a freelance writer for Haute...
Childcare Is Tough During A Pandemic. Here’s A Place to Talk About It.
I report on children, families and education for 101.9 WDET. And I am a parent. I am a poorly-homeschooling-during-coronavirus parent...
Home For Weeks, Families Adjust to New Reality
Just two days after Michigan confirmed it's first two cases of COVID-19, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she'd be closing all...
Detroit Superintendent Vitti: Keep Schools Closed Through End of Academic Year
Schools should not open again this year wrote Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti in an open letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and...
Detroit Public Schools Figure Out Food, Now Plan for Fallout From COVID-19
This is the first week all schools in Michigan are closed as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. The...
What to Do With Your Kids in Metro Detroit During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered the closure of all K-12 schools until April 5, in response to blunt the spread coronavirus...
City, State Offer Detroit Residents Water Assistance During Coronavirus Scare
Updated, 6:38 pm, March 13: This article involves an ongoing situation. Additional details on the status of the program have...
Latino Voters Might Determine Michigan’s Choice for President
Michigan’s Latino voters could help determine whether the state as whole will choose a Democrat or Republican for president. That’s...
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...
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...