Veterans Benefit from Homeless Efforts but Families Still Need Help
When President Obama took office he set the lofty goal of bringing an end to homelessness by 2015. He has not been...
Drought: Bad for Farms but Good for Lake Erie Health
Scientists say the algal bloom in Lake Erie should not pose as many problems this year. The National Oceanic and...
State CEO Blocked in East Detroit Public Schools
A Macomb County judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing a state-appointed CEO from taking over four schools in...
MI Attorney General Will Not Represent Governor in Pension Case
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says it will be up to Gov. Rick Snyder to hire his own...
Republicans in Lansing Keep Trying To Send Public Funds to Private Schools
Elizabeth Garrett Gov. Rick Snyder signed a $16 billion K-12 education budget this week. That’s despite that fact that it would send taxpayer...
How Can Schools Do Better By Special Education Students?
WDET A couple weeks ago on Detroit Today we talked about the achievement gaps suffered in suburban school districts between white and...
K-12 Budget Could Face Challenge Over Aid to Private Schools
Marissa Gawel/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder traveled to a middle school in Oakland County on Monday to sign a $16 billion...
Can Trump Win Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET Donald Trump could be the first Republican presidential nominee to win Michigan since 1988, says Gongwer News Service...
Governor Snyder Signs Detroit Schools Bailout
Detroit Public Schools Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a $617 million dollar bailout of the Detroit Public Schools – which...
DPS Student: “We Deserve Better”
Jake Neher/WDET A few weeks ago a sophomore at Renaissance High School, Imani Harris, penned an open letter to legislators about her...
Teen Court Offers Hope and Hard Lessons
When a child in Wayne County commits a minor crime…the child and their parents are given a choice. They can...
Cass Tech Teacher Honored at Tony Awards
Da'Stanza Murphy/DPS Marilyn McCormick, Cass Tech drama teacher of 40 years, was honored with a Tony Award for Excellence in...