Michigan’s Education Ranking Is Falling
Michigan has plenty of room to improve when it comes to education. A recent report by Education Trust-Midwest finds third...
Students in Royal Oak Protest Gun Violence
Eli Newman / WDET Students in metro Detroit gathered at the Royal Oak Farmer’s Market, calling for gun control reform on...
Bookstock 2018 Expects to Raise $2 Million for Local Literacy Projects
Jake Neher/WDET Bookstock 2018 kicks off April 22 at Laurel Park Place in Livonia. It runs through April 29. The...
Former Juvenile Lifer From Detroit Discusses the Horrors of 43 Years in Prison
Jake Neher/WDET For decades in America, there has been a debate about the extent to which the law should punish young...
Report Finds Kids of Color in Michigan still Fighting Poverty
A new report finds that fewer African American children in Michigan are living under the poverty line. But the state’s...
Downriver Communities Hardest Hit by Opioid Crisis
New analysis shows several of Metro Detroit’s Downriver communities are experiencing higher rates of opioid overdoses. Data analytics from...
From Bridge Magazine: Detroit’s Teacher Shortage [TRANSCRIPT]
The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to have art and gym classes in most schools next year, according to Superintendent...
Federal Judge: State Can’t Deny Good Conduct Points to Some Inmates
Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge says the Michigan Department of Corrections cannot deny good conduct credits to former juvenile lifers...
Educators Say ‘Yes Means Yes’ Sex Education Works in Their State – Will Michigan follow?
Jake Neher/WDET Bills in the state Legislature would require schools to teach what’s called affirmative consent – or “yes means...
Michigan Ending Free Bottled Water for Flint This Week
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET The state of Michigan is ending deliveries of free bottled water to residents in Flint whose drinking supply...
Outdoor Access: Parks Across Metro Detroit At Your Fingertips
More than 2600 parks, playgrounds, trails and other recreation spaces can be found at the touch of a finger. The...
RFK the Day After MLK Died: A Warning that Still Resonates
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET On the evening that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, Sen. Robert Kennedy gave...
