Federal Appeals Court Vacates “Right to Literacy” Ruling
A federal court that asserted students in Detroit have a right to a basic education has reversed that decision. The...
Whitmer Settles Detroit Students’ “Right to Read” Suit
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has settled a lawsuit over conditions created in Detroit schools while under state control. "This settlement does not...
“They Don’t Make ‘Em Like Morris Hood”: Former State Senator Remembered
Former state Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit) was a rare kind of lawmaker in Lansing, say friends and past colleagues....
DMC Ban on Wayne State Pediatricians “Unprincipled,” Says New Med School Dean
Training physicians and health care workers to keep us all healthy is not an easy job, even in normal times...
No Prom Leaves Students Distraught, And One Designer Making Masks
Courtesy CDK Kreative Kreations Prom season is usually a busy time for Cheryl Kitchen, owner and principal designer at CDK...
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...
Racial Health Disparities Exist, COVID-19 Just Makes It Clearer
Mounting evidence has continued to show clear racial health disparities in America’s COVID-19 health crisis. Black and brown communities across...
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...
Students Will Return to School At Many Different Academic, Emotional Levels
The coronavirus pandemic has altered schooling across grade levels throughout the state of Michigan. “There are going to be losses....
Gov. Whitmer: “Weeks Out” From COVID-19 Peak
The number of coronavirus cases continue to jump every day in Michigan. "Poverty is a pre-existing condition." — Gov. Gretchen...
Students, Teachers Learning How to Make Online Education Effective
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today that schools will remain closed until the end of the school year in June. Students,...
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...