Bridge Magazine: The Truth About Poverty
Delphia Simmons meets a lot of people in financial distress. In her job at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Detroit’s...
Howard University Students Spend Their Spring Break Helping Detroiters
Students from the University of Michigan often spend their spring break in Detroit -- helping to clean up neighborhoods or...
Michigan Jobless Rate Increased 1% in January
Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video The state’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January. That’s according...
Detroit Water Project Pays Water Bills for 900 Families
Marissa Gawel/WDET A non-profit is connecting Detroit residents unable to pay their water bills with donors. The Detroit Water Project...
New Exhibit to Shine Light on Race, Economic Disparity in 1967
Yelp, In./ Creative Commons The Detroit Historical Society is announcing plans for a new exhibit called the Detroit 1967 Project. The...
From Failing to Overachieving; How One School District Did It
A new film takes us on a journey with a small town that fixed it’s school system at astonishing speed....
Former Senator Carl Levin Returns To Detroit And Wayne State
Center for American Progress Wayne State University's new Levin Center at Wayne Law will begin offering courses this fall. The center...
Coyotes Are No Threat, Royal Oak Officials Say
Officials in Royal Oak say concerns over coyotes running rampant in the city are overblown. A recent sighting of a...
The State Board of Education Chooses Brian Whiston as the Next State School Superintendent
Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools The State Board of Education has selected Dearborn Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston as the new state school Superintendent. During...
Are Latinos Are Closing In On The High School Education Gap?
The U-S Department of Education released data stating graduation rates for Hispanic students increased by nearly four percentage points, from 2011 to...
Search for the Next State Superintendent: Vickie Markavitch
Photo Courtesy of the Oakland School District The State Board of Education is interviewing the final three candidates today to...
Safe Roads Symposium to Discuss Proposal One
Editor5807/Creative Commons The Michigan Municipal League is planning a Safe Roads Symposium. The event is designed to create a forum for...