Michigan COVID Spike Could Be Due to Outdated Tracking System, Schools Starting

Newly released state coronavirus data shows a dramatic spike in case numbers, exhibiting the highest single day increase since the...

Why American’s School Friendships Aren’t Integrated

Communities across the United States are grappling with a national reckoning on police brutality and systemic racism. "Most of us...

First Day Of School: In Person Learning, Virtual Classrooms and Hybrid Models

Many kids across the metro Detroit region are heading back to school this week. This new school year is unlike...

Michigan’s 26-Year-Old School Funding Law Hasn’t Fixed Disparities

It’s been 26 years since Michigan voters approved a new way of funding schools. One of the goals of Proposal...

Welcome Back? College Students Anxious, Excited About Return to Campus

With summer starting to wind down, many college students are now moving back to campus ahead of the fall semester.  Most...

MSU Researchers Say Racial Wage Gap Narrrows in the South, Widens in the North

A new report conducted by Michigan State University economists Charles Ballard and John H. Goddeeris has exposed some surprising and...

MichMash: Michigan’s Juvenile Justice Policies Get Poor Marks from Advocates

The new school year comes with a lot of uncertainty for parents and students. Juvenile justice advocates are trying to...

School Administrators Face Hard Decisions Ahead of New School Year

In just over a month, children are set to head back to school. Districts and administrators are scrambling to put in...

Marathon Funds $280,000 In Environmental Remediation In Southwest Detroit

Marathon Petroleum has reached a community benefits agreement with a community that has been called the "most polluted" zip code...

New Carpenter’s Union Training Center Brings Skilled Trade Training to Detroit

A few years ago, Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson founded a literary arts and community center, the Tuxedo Project, in the house...

Oakland County Executive: Challenger Andy Meisner Makes Case for Democratic Primary Nomination

Michigan’s state and local primary election is Aug. 4. There’s still time to vote by mail for the Aug. 4th election. Find out how....

Amid Protests, Detroit Schools Eye Reopening in the Fall

2020 is not an easy time to be a student or educator at any academic institution, and it’s especially difficult...