Parents and Child Care Providers Still Struggling More Than A Year Into Pandemic

There are so many aspects of life that have been flipped upside down in the last year, but for so...

Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic Comes With Positive and Negative Effects

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 education has been conducted largely online for more than a year. Researchers are examining the impact on...

Detroit Organizations Create “Hubs” To Serve Students Learning Outside of School

Felicia Legardy started her first day care 25 years ago. Just as K-12 schools closed last spring because of the...

More Parents Think Their Kids Have ADHD Now That They Are Learning From Home

Parents have learned a lot during the coronavirus pandemic about how their children learn.   "Pandemic schooling" has been a very different...

Authors of “A Place at the Table” Spread Allyship Through Food and Friendship

Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan are the co-authors of “A Place at the Table,” a middle school novel about two characters...

Black Families Face Big Obstacles Transitioning to Remote Learning. But There’s Help.

The pandemic has forced many families to retool and figure out how to make school work in front of a...

Data Concerning COVID and Schools Points To Possibility of Safe Return To Classrooms

Earlier this year, Gov. Whitmer urged schools to offer in-person learning options by March 1.  Some parents worry it's too soon...

After-School Program “Racquet-Up Detroit” is Building a New Facility in Northwest Detroit

Racquet Up Detroit is a non-profit organization that provides students with academic support and coaching in the sport of squash....

Pandemic Learning May Have Made Some Black Parents Homeschool Converts

Stacey Young is a mom of five – three boys, two girls. Trying to manage virtual learning when COVID precautions...

Livonia Officials Aim to Turn a Historic Park into a Holiday Gathering Space

Laura Herberg/WDET In Livonia, at Newburgh Road, just South of Eight Mile Road sits Greenmead Historical Park, a farm site...

AdoptUSKids Campaign Highlights Teen Adoption

Every year since 2004, AdoptUSKids has held a campaign promoting the importance of adoption from the U.S. foster care system. This...

Ford Motor Company Wants to Increase Diversity in the Law Field

Ford Motor Company is collaborating with two Detroit-area charter high schools to offer students information and training on careers in...