Michigan’s Close Ties to China Mean Business
Governor Rick Snyder returned from China this week and announced several new partnerships with Chinese companies. The deals include a...
Getting a Job Can Be More Complicated for Some Detroiters
One of Detroit’s biggest employment services is beefing up its mission with a new C-E-O. The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation...
GM Gives Furniture to Metro Detroit Organizations
General Motors says thousands of pieces of office equipment and furniture being discarded because of renovations will be donated to institutions...
How Can Kids and Schools Deal With Post-Election Turbulence?
Jake Neher/WDET A viral video recently spread across the internet showing middle school students chanting “build that wall” - a...
Cass Tech Celebrates 90 Years of Teaching Students to Play the Harp
Detroit’s Cass Technical High School is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its “Harp and Vocal Ensemble”. That's right. Cass Tech...
Trump Considering DeVos for Education Secretary
Numerous media outlets report that President-elect Donald Trump is considering a West Michigan school choice advocate to serve as his...
Ambitious Detroit Urban Farm Project Adds Hoop Houses
An ambitious 15 million dollar project to develop a large scale urban farm on the city’s east side is breaking...
Wanted: Housing for Homeless Veterans
Earlier this month Americans celebrated Veterans Day. As part of the recognition, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA...
Lake Erie Algae Added to Action List
The State of Michigan is adding the western portion of Lake Erie to its list of impaired waterways. The list...
Are Students Missing Out on Literary Classics with Common Core?
Amanda Kuhn Love them or hate them, there’s at least one thing about the new Common Core State Standards that is...
Local Doctors Invent Device That Could Revolutionize Pathogen Diagnosis
A new invention coming out of Detroit could revolutionize health care. The Seraspec machine allows doctors to identify within seconds...
Students Speak Out About 2016 Election
We’ve heard from lots of politicians, pundits, journalists and activists this election season. We thought we’d take a moment to talk...