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...
Teachers: Presidential Rhetoric May Be Too Raunchy for Class
National elections are generally considered teachable moments in our classrooms. But the language and issues introduced in this presidential election...
“Hate Is Un-American,” Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Joins Detroit Today
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Khizr Khan, the father of slain American soldier Humayun Khan, offered to lend Donald Trump his copy of the United States Constitution...
Fox 2: 8 of 10 Old Detroit School Board Members Running for New District Have Legal, Financial Issues
Stories from Collaboration Partners: WDET: Detroit Media Collaborate to Investigate School Board Candidates Fox 2: More Than Half of Detroit School...
New Program Seeks To Help Those With Disabilities Save Their Money
Cheyna Roth/MPRN A new program to help people with disabilities launched Tuesday. The Mi – ABLE program gives people with...
What Does Wayne County Millage Proposal Say About How We Fund Michigan Schools?
Jake Neher/WDET There are a lot of issues on the ballot next week. For Wayne County voters, the question is whether...
Minority Enrollment Shrinking As Vote To Ban Affirmative Action Turns Ten
Jake Neher/WDET We’re approaching the ten-year anniversary of Michigan’s vote to ban affirmative action within publicly funded institutions. Proposal 2...
A Hundred Years Later Working Class Party Re-emerges
A new political party in Michigan is hoping to get three candidates elected this November. The Working Class Party has...
Minority Undergrad Increase at U of M
University of Michigan The number of minority students enrolled at the University of Michigan has increased. Minorities now make up...
Detroit Media Collaborate to Investigate School Board Candidates
Jake Neher/WDET There are 63 candidates for the school board of the newly created Detroit Public Schools Community District. That’s...