Lear Corporation opens a new innovation center in Downtown Detroit
Tia Graham Lear Corporation has opened a new innovation center in Detroit’s Capitol Park. The Southfield-based company plans...
Straight Ticket Voting Not So Rigid
For the 125th year in a row Michigan’s November ballot will include an option for straight ticket voting. The U-S Federal Appeals...
Michigan’s Energy Industry Faces Talent Shortage
Michigan's two largest utilities are looking for students who are interested in energy careers. DTE Energy and Consumers Energy are working...
Detroit School Board Members Discuss Return To Local Control And Upcoming Election
Jake Neher/WDET On election day, Detroiters will choose an entirely new school board. Not just one or two seats are...
Ford Fund Donates $5 Million for New Resource Center
Tia Graham The Ford Motor Company Fund is investing five million dollars for a new Detroit based community center. With...
What Would Detroit School Closings Mean For Parents, Students, and Schools?
Jake Neher/WDET The state can shut down low-performing schools in Detroit by the end of this school year. That’s what Michigan...
Learn The Right Way to Measure Snow
Whenever a snowstorm hits Metro Detroit, the National Weather Service tells us how much snow actually fell. To get those...
How Detroit Parents Pick Schools
For Detroit parents, the decision making about where to send their children to school sometimes begins even before they...
More Campaigning Than Lawmaking For State Legislators Until November
Jake Neher/WDET It’s an election year -- and that means state lawmakers won’t be seeing much of their Lansing offices...
Looking Back On Education in Detroit [UNCUT INTERVIEW]
WDET / Laura Herberg WDET's Laura Herberg met up with Darlene Alston at her Just A Bit Eclectic tea shop on...
Detroit Waldorf School Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Waldorf School On Saturday, the Detroit Waldorf School celebrates its 50th anniversary in the city. The building in the Indian...
Bills On Child Restraint And Seclusion Make Their Way Out Of Committee
Jake Neher/WDET Legislation on child restraint in classrooms passed through a House committee Thursday. The legislation would prevent teachers from...