Juveniles in Michigan’s Prisons

“It is morally and fiscally the right choice not to place anyone under 18 in state prisons”       ...

WSU Study Links Prenatal Mercury Exposure to Low IQ

A new study suggests that high levels of mercury in certain kinds seafood could harm the intelligence of children while...

State Lawmaker Wants To Create Homeschooling Registry

   A state legislator is introducing a measure that would require parents or others who homeschool children to be registered...

13-year-old Detroit youth poet describes the dreams he has for his neighborhood [Video]

Terry Parris Jr. Meet Eddie. He's 13 and in the 8th grade at Marcus Garvey Academy on the city's east side. Eddie...

New Report: State Hampering DPS By Withholding Money to Pay Debt

WDET “It is just absolutely unfathomable and unacceptable for us as a community to allow the neediest children, the children who...

State House Ties Welfare Benefits to School Attendance

Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons Michigan Public Radio's Jake Neher reports: “The state House has approved a bill that would end welfare...

Youth Transit Alliance: Detroit’s Alternative Transportation Plan in Jeopardy

"I think folks want the service, the kids need it, everybody supports it. But when it comes down to putting...

Vaccination Rates Remain High In Michigan

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Most Michigan school children start kindergarten with all the required vaccinations. The Michigan Department...

When $40,000 a Year is Not Enough

ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—is a United Way report about just what income levels are needed to live comfortably in each of...

Detroit Mom Struggles to Make Ends Meet

Detroiter Emaginae Hicks had a job as a waitress after high school to support her two children. She was making...

New DPS Emergency Manager: “DPS Must Operate Like 2015 District Not 1950s”

Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Since 2009, Detroit's public schools have been under state control with three previous emergency managers. Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, said...

Bugs Can Tell Us How Healthy A River Is

Friends of the Rouge   Researchers can learn a lot about a river’s health by the condition of the creatures living...