Can Standardized Tests Tell Us What’s Working – And What’s Not – in Michigan Schools?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week, the Michigan Department of Education released results from last year’s standardized test scores for Michigan students....
Are Millennials Killing Chain Restaurants?
Over the past few months, multiple articles have been written about the decline in sales for casual restaurant chains such...
Should the ACLU Defend Free Speech Rights of Hate Groups?
Jake Neher/WDET The American Civil Liberties Union has long been willing to represent hate groups in court to defend their free...
Nolan The Ninja Discusses His Upcoming Album
Gus Navarro/WDET Over the last five years rapper and producer Nolan The Ninja has been gaining momentum in Detroit and...
Michigan Senator says Workers Must Acquire New Skills
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says there are many good-paying jobs in the state that are not being...
Lions Make Stafford Highest-Paid Player in NFL History
Q The Detroit Lions have made quarterback Matthew Stafford the highest-paid player in the history of the National Football League....
How Prepared Is Metro Detroit For a Major Weather Disaster?
Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division Hurricane Harvey’s devastation this week reminds us of a few things. That Mother Nature relents...
Beau Taylor Takes Over As Detroit’s Lighting Chief
Detroit Public Lighting Authority It’s one of Mayor Duggan’s favorite campaign lines -- especially when people accuse him of not paying...
Fourth Grade Teacher in Houston Describes Flooding [PHOTOS]
Courtesy of Jennifer Eubanks We’ve been watching from afar over the past few days as Harvey, a hurricane-turned-tropical-storm, has hovered...
Does Janice Winfrey Deserve Another Term as Detroit City Clerk?
Incumbent Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey cruised to victory in the primary election earlier this month, setting up a November...
Michigan company sending 2,000 kayaks to Texas, Louisiana
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan company is sending about 2,000 kayaks to parts of Texas and Louisiana to...
How Does Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Compare to Past Presidential Pardons?
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio embodies the harshest -- critics would say cruelest -- attitudes Americans have toward...