Parks Stay Open Late For Dark Sky Week

Get away from the bright lights and you’ll get a better look at the stars, if the skies are clear....

U.S. Attorney Talks Charges in DPS Kickback Scheme

Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons This week, 13 Detroit Public Schools administrators and a supplies vendor were charged with bribery in a...

New Lab Aims to “Spark” Interest in Science

A new exhibit coming to the Michigan Science Center lets visitors become inventors. The Spark!Lab is a hands-on area designed to...

US Attorney Charges 13 Detroit Public Schools Administrators With Bribery

The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan is charging a dozen current and former Detroit Public School principals...

Is There a Student Debt Crisis?

Flickr For several years now we've been hearing about a ballooning of student loan debt in America that's crushing young...

Skillman CEO: Kids in Detroit Deserve the Best the State has to Offer

DucDigital/Creative Commons Earlier this week Skillman Foundation CEO Tonya Allen came on Detroit Today to discuss controversial legislation working its...

Detroit Public Schools Gets Emergency Money, Oversight

The Detroit Public Schools will get the money it needs to finish the school year.  State lawmakers have approved the...

Skillman CEO: Michigan Legislators Negotiating Future of DPS are “Worst of the Worst”

Pixabay.com "Right now we have the worst of the worst who are serving as our state legislators.” Yesterday we caught the...

Detroit Students Get Community College Guarantee

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Tuesday that the city will pay for two years of community college for high school graduates....

Michigan Senate Approves Two District Plan for Detroit Public Schools

The state senate approved a plan Tuesday to reform Detroit Public Schools.  The bill divides the district in two. The...

Lawmakers Unveil a Plan for DPS

Detroit Public Schools   A new plan to help Detroit Public Schools has emerged in the state Senate. It includes more...

Poverty Worsens for Michigan Children [Map]

A new report says the number of Michigan children living in poverty rose during the Great Recession. The Michigan League...