Can Standardized Tests Tell Us What’s Working – And What’s Not – in Michigan Schools?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week, the Michigan Department of Education released results from last year’s standardized test scores for Michigan students....

Metro Detroit Little League Team Hits World Series Stage

Courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball A Metro Detroit baseball team is preparing for its time on the big...

Teens More Depressed and Isolated — Are Smartphones to Blame?

Jake Neher/WDET Smart phones and small, interactive screens have become a part of how we operate in the world in...

Detroiters Hope for More Jobs, Inclusive Investment as Election Primary Looms

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Detroit voters are preparing to select the finalists who will vie for key elected positions during the city’s...

Official says Knowing this Number: 800-241-4949 …

Michigan health officials say the number of drug overdoses related to opioid use in the state jumped by almost 20% during...

Head Start Programs Looking for Staff

Detroit’s largest early childhood learning program is looking for help. The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan and Head Start plan...

1967 Was Decades Before They Were Born

With the 50th anniversary of the civil disturbance in Detroit happening this year, we've been hearing a lot of oral...

Teen Poets on 1967: “I taste fire in these streets.”

As Detroit wraps up this week commemorating the events of 1967, WDET wanted to bring you the voices of some youth...

Scars from 1967 Detroit Uprising Still Linger

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This week, the city of Detroit is remembering a series of days that forever changed the iconic Motor...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: What the Kids Are Saying About 1967

In this episode of StoryCorps Detroit, we look at the violence and looting that occurred in July 1967 through the...

Students and Pros Design Study Space at Osborne High

Gensler City Year Detroit places young people between 18 and 25 years old in 7 schools in the city to...

Kresge and Kellogg Foundations Join Forces to Boost Early Childhood Education in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn/WDET There are a few major foundations that work toward bettering life, well-being, and business in our region through...