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...

Lawmakers Will Look Into Allegations DHHS Supervisors Fudged Caseload Numbers

Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers say they will look into reports the Michigan agency that handles child abuse and neglect cases...

TARDIS Library opening in Woodbridge Neighborhood

Ron Lyons Jr On the corner of Vermont and Warren in Detroit, a blue phone booth stands tall as a free...

How Can Black Leaders in Washington Work With Trump Administration?

  congress.gov During a presidential debate last year, then-candidate Donald Trump -- when asked about how he would promote racial...

State Superintendent: Move Kids Up a Grade Because They’re Ready, Not Just Older

Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools State Superintendent Brian Whiston says it’s time to re-think how kids move through the school system...

Michigan-Based All-Female Race Team ‘Grace’ Driving Towards Indy 500

Courtesy of Grace Autosport Auto racers are preparing for one of the biggest events in the sport, this weekend’s Indianapolis...

Legislature Considers Redirecting Billions in Mental Health Budget

“What the bill really said was, ‘Let's take $2.6 billion and hand it over to the private and sometimes profit-making...

U.S. Education Secretary Refuses to Ban Federal Funding for Schools that Discriminate

U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will not say whether she would...

Fruit Juice Does Little for Infants

WDET Marketing The American Academy of Pediatrics says fruit juice has no nutritional value for infants younger than a year...

How Do Toys Affect A Child’s Self-Image, View of Society?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Recently, a two-year old girl in South Carolina went into a Target to pick out a doll. When she...

LeVar Burton Brings Star Trek, Reading Rainbow Stories to Motor City Comic Con

Courtesy of Motor City Comic Con There are only a few actors who are very well known for having played...