Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State receives $50M gift, largest in university’s history
Wayne State University announced Friday that a WSU alumnus has made a historic $50 million donation to its College of...
University of Michigan shutting down diversity, equity, inclusion programs
The University of Michigan is closing its office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and shutting down diversity initiatives campuswide, in...
Shustho: Free health clinic aims to close insurance gap for Bangladeshi women in southeast Michigan
Editor’s Note: This story is part three of a new four-part series from WDET’s Nargis Rahman called, “Shustho: Mind, Body,...
The Metro: Birdie’s Bookmobile is turning the page on Michigan’s literacy crisis
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education plays an important role in the way in which society...
The Metro: ‘All students’ in Detroit public schools could feel impacts from Department of Education cuts
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education in the U.S. is facing upheaval. The Department of Education...
Michigan libraries prepare for impact as Trump moves to eliminate federal library agency
Michigan libraries are some of the latest local institutions preparing for the effects of the Trump Administration’s slashing of federal...
Detroit Evening Report: Trump order aims to dismantle US Department of Education; March Madness + more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education.Subscribe to the...
Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling...
The Metro: Threats to the Department of Education concern experts and teachers in the state
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Department of Education plays a vital role in supporting some...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn Public Schools offering take home meals to students observing Ramadan
Dearborn Public Schools is providing free meals for students to take home for iftar, the break fast meal during the...
Lawmakers could adopt restrictions this year on phones in schools
A Republican state lawmaker says he hopes Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s support will help get a proposal enacted into law...
The Metro: Should cellphones be restricted in Michigan schools?
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Educators have been sounding the alarm that cellphones disrupt learning. More...