Detroit Evening Report: Detroit expands after school programs
The City of Detroit will spend more than $2 million to expand after-school programs. The funding will allow the nonprofit...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Public Schools enacts phone ban this school year
A new cell phone policy in schools takes affect this year. Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti in...
Detroit Evening Report: Jeremiah Steen to fill vacant seat on Detroit school board
The Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education has appointed 25-year-old youth advocate Jeremiah Steen to serve on the...
Detroit Evening Report: Madison Heights cuts drag queen story time from Pride festival
The Madison Heights City Council voted to cut “Drag Queen Story Time” from their Pride festival days before the event. The story time event...
Detroit Evening Report: Lawsuit to block transit millage dismissed
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit targeting a millage proposal on the August primary ballot that would prevent Wayne County...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit schools explore new ways to combat absenteeism
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is considering paying parents, giving away bikes, and providing gas cards for carpools in an effort...
Detroit Evening Report: Ali Abazeed appointed Detroit Chief Public Health Officer
Mayor Mary Sheffield has hired Dearborn’s former Chief Public Health Officer to fulfill the same role in Detroit. Ali Abazeed is credited...
Detroit Evening Report: Sheffield appoints Winnie Liao as new chief operating officer
Mayor Mary Sheffield announced that Winnie Liao will be taking over as the new chief operating officer of Detroit today. ...
The Metro: A lifetime of fighting for Detroit’s children, now carved in brick and stone
For more than half a century, Helen “Mother” Moore has been a familiar sight at Detroit school board meetings, whether...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State’s plan to increase local enrollment
Wayne State University launched the Warriors on the Rise program last month, which will offer guaranteed enrollment to qualified high...
The Metro: Detroit public schools write the next page of literacy recovery
Detroit’s schools are still recovering from the deep wounds of systemic neglect. Redlining, segregation, and a crash in city revenue...
Detroit Evening Report: Interviews underway to fill vacant Detroit school board seat
Detroit’s public schools board is interviewing candidates for its vacant seat this week. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...