Mask Mandates, Vaccines and Virtual Learning: Schools Forced to Make Tough Decisions in New School Year

The start of the new school year comes as the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant worsens in Michigan. As...

Michigan Educators, Kids Get Ready to Return to School Amid Rising COVID-19 Numbers

Educators and parents were counting on this pandemic school year being safer with vaccinations, but the highly infectious delta variant has...

On Ghosting and Being Ghosted with Camille Rogers and Aaron Applebey

The Science of Grief, produced by WDET and Science Gallery Detroit, explores the stories, science and solutions around grief and...

Michigan Childhood Vaccination Rates Low for Back to School

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Childhood vaccination rates have dropped below 70% in more than half of Michigan’s counties and health and...

How to Summer: Five Things Jennifer Hamra is Looking Forward to in Detroit

WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...

Gov. Whitmer Signs K-12 Funding Budget Aimed at Creating Equity

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off on a $17.1 billion K-12 budget Tuesday in Grand Rapids in an...

Add These Family-Friendly Southeast Michigan Destinations to Your 2021 Summer Bucket List

WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...

K-12 Schools Budget a Historic Balancing of Funding for All Michigan Schools, Proponents Say

State lawmakers have left Lansing for the summer without completing the state’s budget. But they did approve one important part...

Sen. Stabenow Addresses Confusion Over Expanded Child Tax Credit

When the American Rescue Plan passed, it included an increase to the child tax credit to $3,000 per child over...

National Investigation of Native American Boarding Schools Hits Home in Michigan

After the continued discovery of mass unmarked graves at several Canadian indigenous boarding schools, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb...

Lack of Child Care Options Limit Michigan Families’ Opportunities, Force Tough Choices

With over 65% of adults in the U.S. with at least one shot of a vaccine, there has been a lot...

Get Your Kids Involved in Reading the Constitution

As part of 101.9 FM WDET's Book Club, we're inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...