Youth Unemployment in Michigan is At An All-Time High
Youth unemployment in Michigan is at an all-time high. Recent reports put the state’s youth jobless rate at 59%, among the highest...
A New Study Says Lack Of Food Access Isn’t Just A Detroit Problem
A new study says nearly two-million people in Michigan live in areas where healthy food is hard to get....
Bridge Magazine: The Truth About Poverty
Delphia Simmons meets a lot of people in financial distress. In her job at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Detroit’s...
Education Officials Say Michigan ‘Literally Can’t Afford Any More Bad Schools’
Krissy Venosdale The Michigan Board of Education has picked a new superintendent to lead the state's Department of Education. Brian Whiston is...
Study Finds Income, Racial Gap Costs Michigan Billions
A new study by a left-leaning Washington, DC-based think tank finds that racial and ethnic inequality in a dozen states...
Howard University Students Spend Their Spring Break Helping Detroiters
Students from the University of Michigan often spend their spring break in Detroit -- helping to clean up neighborhoods or...
The State Board of Education Chooses Brian Whiston as the Next State School Superintendent
Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools The State Board of Education has selected Dearborn Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston as the new state school Superintendent. During...
State Ed Board Blasts Governor For Taking Watchdog Role Over Schools
Members of the State Board of Education are accusing Governor Snyder of violating Michigan’s constitution by using an executive...
Search for the Next State Superintendent: Vickie Markavitch
Photo Courtesy of the Oakland School District The State Board of Education is interviewing the final three candidates today to...
Search for the Next State Superintendent: Brian Whiston
The State Board of Education is interviewing the final three candidates tomorrow to become the next state school Superintendent. Current Superintendent...
What is Poverty, and Where Does Metro Detroit Stack Up? [Infographic]
Poverty is defined by Merriam Webster as “the state of being poor,” or “a lack of something.” These definitions are...
Where is Poverty in Metro Detroit? [Map]
You may see it everywhere, or you may never see it at all, depending on where you live. As the...