Michigan Needs To Grow Faster. How Can We Attract More People?
Michigan will lose a congressional district next year. That’s after new Census results showed Michigan hasn’t been growing as fast...
Michigan Needs To Grow Faster. How Can We Attract More People?
Michigan will lose a congressional district next year. That’s after new Census results showed Michigan hasn’t been growing as fast...
Young Radio Broadcasters Keep Plymouth-Canton Students Connected Through COVID-19
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Michigan Falling Behind Other States, Countries in Ending ‘Period Poverty’
State lawmakers and advocates are renewing efforts to get rid of the sales tax on menstrual products in Michigan. It...
Michigan Science Center’s “Earth. Wind. Weather.” Exhibit Showcases the Planet’s Wild Phenomena
The new exhibition “Earth. Wind. Weather.” is the latest installation to take the Michigan Science Center (MiSCi) by storm. The exhibit, which is now...
Documenters’ Jimmy Gutierrez Says Program Drives Community Journalism
Detroit Documenters, a program that trains and pays citizens to attend and document public meetings, is growing. Documenters began in...
Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson Is Aiming for a 90% Campus Vaccination Rate
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases throughout Michigan has dampened hopes of a prompt return to normalcy. Schools and universities...
Parents and Child Care Providers Still Struggling More Than A Year Into Pandemic
There are so many aspects of life that have been flipped upside down in the last year, but for so...
Documenter Kendal Kuneman Says Program Serves Detroiters
Detroit Documenter Kendal Kuneman heard about the program through a friend who thought she’d be interested in serving Detroiters. Kuneman...
Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic Comes With Positive and Negative Effects
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 education has been conducted largely online for more than a year. Researchers are examining the impact on...
Why Michigan Schools Are Losing So Many Teachers
Teacher turnover is the phenomenon when schools continually lose teachers, or when teachers leave the profession entirely. In Michigan, more than 1 in 6...
Detroit Students Struggle To Earn Degrees Despite Financial Help
Detroit youth face significant challenges when it comes to successfully graduating from high school and attending college. For decades, it's been an issue...
Detroit Organizations Create “Hubs” To Serve Students Learning Outside of School
Felicia Legardy started her first day care 25 years ago. Just as K-12 schools closed last spring because of the...
