Sketchbattle JR is mentored by professional designers from General Motors and professors from the College for Creative Studies.

The ‘Fight Club of Design’ is coming for young Detroit artists

April 5, 2024

When Brook Banham was in graduate school at the College for Creative Studies, he had to write a plan for...

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Macomb Community College

MichMash: Will Michigan offer free tuition to community college students?

March 29, 2024

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer mentioned in her 2024 State of the State address the desire to give high schoolers in...

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The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine.

Small corner of Michigan awaits total solar eclipse

March 22, 2024

Americans from Texas to Toledo will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. That includes a very small part...

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Board members from the Detroit Public Schools Community District moved to extend Superintendent Nikolai Vitti's contract through 2028 on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit school board extends superintendent’s contract 3 years

March 20, 2024

The head of the Detroit Public Schools Community District has received a three-year contract extension following a contemptuous board meeting...

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East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney in Detroit.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Piston partnering with Detroit Public Schools to support local Health Hubs

March 14, 2024

Detroit Public Schools announced Thursday it will partner with Detroit Piston Cade Cunningham and GE Appliances to help fund its...

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Michigan Supreme Court

High court hears arguments in school safety civil rights case

March 14, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether schools can be held legally liable under the state’s civil...

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House Education Committee holds school safety hearing on the road

March 12, 2024

The Michigan House Education Committee met on the road Monday evening to discuss school safety. At the meeting at Sterling Heights High...

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The Detroit Creativity Project's annual Student Showcase will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2024.

The Metro: Detroit Creativity Project brings improv and comedy to students

February 29, 2024

The Detroit Creativity Project (DCP) is a nonprofit founded by actor and performer Marc Evan Jackson, best known for his...

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A National Park Service grant awarded to the city of Detroit will fund a historic property survey of local sites related to Arab and Chaldean community history and the collection of local and family histories. 

The Metro: Community history project in Detroit to collect Arab and Chaldean stories

February 28, 2024

Metro Detroit is home to one of the highest populations of Arab Americans in the United States. And recently, the...

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"March Forth: From The Prison of Minds" will be published on March 4, 2024.

The Metro: Dearborn native honors late father’s education career in new memoir

February 26, 2024

One of the earliest mentors we have in life outside of the home is our educators. In his new book,...

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Prasad Venugopal teaches in the physics and African American Studies departments at the University of Detroit Mercy.

DER Weekends: Physics professor brings race, gender into the classroom to build better scientists

February 17, 2024

On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn spoke with professor and activist Prasad Venugopal, who teaches classes...

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The Dick & Sandy Bauch Campus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan is one of the first locations deemed a "certified tech hub."

Detroit Evening Report: First eight ‘certified tech hubs’ unveiled in Detroit

February 15, 2024

The city of Detroit has announced the opening of eight new "certified tech hubs" to help ensure residents have equitable...

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