Teen Court Offers Hope and Hard Lessons
When a child in Wayne County commits a minor crime…the child and their parents are given a choice. They can...
USDA Increases Food Support in Flint
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is stepping up its food assistance programs in Flint and Genesee County. More than 17,000 low-income families will receive food packages rich...
It’s Not Just Detroit, Students of Color Struggle Even In Good Suburban Schools [Map]
Jake Neher/WDET The state’s largest school district is on the brink of going broke. Detroit students, parents, and educators are...
Comparing Gun Violence in Detroit to Orlando and Other Mass Shootings
Marcin Wichary Every year Detroit ranks high nationally for its murder rate. But 2016 has brought news of a specific...
Lead in Michigan Children: State Department Releases 2015 Data [Map]
Nearly 5,000 Michigan children are testing positive for elevated levels of lead in their blood, according to an annual state report,...
Why Are Foundation Leaders Pushing for Better Preschool In Michigan?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Why would businesses be interested in preschool? Leaders of two major foundations say the business community can...
Prosecutor Worthy Says Loaded Guns Around Kids Should Be a Crime
WDET Wayne County’s prosecutor says her office is drafting legislation to outlaw keeping an unsecured, loaded weapon in a home...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
Learn How to Eat Bugs This Weekend
There is an opportunity to broaden your palate this weekend. Beginning today , May 26, the first Edible Insect Conference...
“Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” Explores Final Words of Black Men
“The very question of ‘why?’ sort of sets up the whole rest of the piece," says composer Joel Thompson. "Why is...
Are Cities Like Detroit About To See A Mass Exodus of Millennials?
YouthfulCities A new global survey suggests keeping millennials in their current city will be challenging. Fifty-eight percent of millennials who responded to...
Rhodes Backs Audit of DPS
MJ Murawka, Wayne State University The Detroit Board of Education met with Detroit Public School’s Transition Manager Steven Rhodes to offer...