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Mary Sheffield high fives in celebration as her victory in the 2025 mayoral election is announced.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Brian White selected as Sheffield’s deputy mayor

Sascha Raiyn December 16, 2025

Detroit mayor-elect Mary Sheffield has chosen her deputy mayor. Brian White has been her chief of staff during her time as...

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  • Education
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  • The Metro
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The Metro: A new focus on sex, gender and emotions in Michigan classrooms

Sam Corey, The Metro December 10, 2025

What should teachers focus on when exploring sexual health with students? How should they broach sensitive subjects? What does it...

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Gen Z Voting
  • The Metro

The Metro: Why Detroit’s youngest voters stay engaged

Cary Junior II, The Metro November 4, 2025

In the 12 years since the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy, a new generation of voters came of age. A...

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Michigan Chronicle Executive Editor Jeremy Allen speaks with WDET News Director Jerome Vaughn at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Michigan Chronicle Editor on mayoral election

Jerome Vaughn October 16, 2025

Detroit’s candidates for mayor are in the final weeks of their respective campaigns.  City Council President Mary Sheffield and the...

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The Metro: Wayne State’s new program to enroll more Detroit students

Sam Corey, The Metro October 14, 2025

The cost of college isn’t just measured in tuition dollars. For many students, part of the challenge is navigating the...

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Students at this Detroit school got free bikes. Here’s how they say it helped attendance

Chalkbeat Detroit October 9, 2025

 This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Some days, it takes Elyazar Holiday two...

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  • News

Detroit Council candidate Cranstana Anderson says she can represent struggling residents—she’s one too

Quinn Klinefelter October 2, 2025

It’s the home stretch for Detroit City Council candidates with election day only about a month away.On the city’s northeast...

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Kids Crayons
  • The Metro

The Metro: Envisioning better access to the arts for Detroit youth

David Leins, The Metro September 24, 2025

Detroit has a new coalition fighting for its creative future. The Detroit Partnership for Arts Education is a cross-sector coalition, supported...

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A person signs a petition for a ballot proposal on a clipboard.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Proposal seeks to improve representation on Dearborn’s city council

Nargis Rahman September 22, 2025

The group Dearborn Wants Wards has been pushing for districted elections in Dearborn. The measure is now officially on the...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Detroit public schools write the next page of literacy recovery

Robyn Vincent, David Leins, The Metro September 4, 2025

Detroit’s schools are still recovering from the deep wounds of systemic neglect. Redlining, segregation, and a crash in city revenue...

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Beverly Daniel Tatum in Atlanta
  • The Metro

The Metro: Former college president encourages dialogue to solve higher ed conflicts

Cary Junior II September 3, 2025

When protests on college campuses in response to the Israel-Hamas war erupted across the nation, leaders at some universities cracked...

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  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan celebrates five years of GetSetUp partnership

Hernz Laguerre August 29, 2025

In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a virtual learning milestone, Detroit’s jobs report and an upcoming event...

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