Rhodes Backs Audit of DPS
MJ Murawka, Wayne State University The Detroit Board of Education met with Detroit Public School’s Transition Manager Steven Rhodes to offer...
Big Campaign Donors Putting Full Weight Into DPS Debate at State Capitol
The battle over how to address the financial and academic crisis in Detroit Public Schools is reaching a fever pitch...
Bugs Have Benefits
Bugs fascinate some people and frighten others. Either way, they’re vital to the world around us. That’s the message of...
NASA Verifies New Planets
NASA has classified more than 1,200 celestial objects in our galaxy as planets. The space agency says it’s the largest single...
Put Down the Cell Phone and Watch the Pool
As summer approaches public safety and health officials in Oakland County are kicking off a water safety education campaign. Last year...
Get a Job!
Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% this month. That is just below the national average. Michigan Works Job Center CEO Greg...
State Board Of Education To Hold Final Hearing on “Bathroom Rule”
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The State Board of Education holds its final public session Tuesday on controversial guidelines to help schools...
Is Free College Tuition Possible in Michigan?
University of Michigan Library, flickr The average four-year college graduate in Michigan has almost $30,000 in student debt. That ranks ninth...
Detroit Schools Legislation Faces Skeptical Michigan Senate
Detroit Public Schools A controversial GOP plan to overhaul Detroit’s schools has landed in the state Senate, and is getting...
Growing Numbers of High School Seniors are Taking “Gap Year” Before College
President Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, announced this week that she has been accepted to Harvard and plans to attend the storied institution...
State Board of Education President Talks DPS and LGBT Guidelines
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Public Schools teachers and students are back in the classroom after teacher sick-outs closed almost every...
Charter Schools Buck Trend and Move from Extended School Year Back to Traditional Calendar
A handful of Detroit charter schools plan to modify how long students are in school. Four schools operated by Cornerstone...