House Education Committee holds school safety hearing on the road
The Michigan House Education Committee met on the road Monday evening to discuss school safety. At the meeting at Sterling Heights High...
The Metro: Detroit Creativity Project brings improv and comedy to students
The Detroit Creativity Project (DCP) is a nonprofit founded by actor and performer Marc Evan Jackson, best known for his...
The Metro: Community history project in Detroit to collect Arab and Chaldean stories
Metro Detroit is home to one of the highest populations of Arab Americans in the United States. And recently, the...
The Metro: Dearborn native honors late father’s education career in new memoir
One of the earliest mentors we have in life outside of the home is our educators. In his new book,...
DER Weekends: Physics professor brings race, gender into the classroom to build better scientists
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn spoke with professor and activist Prasad Venugopal, who teaches classes...
Detroit Evening Report: First eight ‘certified tech hubs’ unveiled in Detroit
The city of Detroit has announced the opening of eight new "certified tech hubs" to help ensure residents have equitable...
Whitmer calls for public safety, education funding boosts in budget plan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer formally rolled out her budget proposal this week for the coming fiscal year. The discretionary spending budget...
Detroit Today: The opportunity gap for Black students in Michigan — and how to close it
A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that African American children face the steepest obstacles to opportunity...
Detroit Evening Report: Senate bill aims to excuse ‘mental health’ absences from Michigan schools
A state Senate bill proposed in January of this year would allow K-12 public school students in Michigan to get...
Hamtramck teachers frustrated by canceled board meetings, ask members to come to work
Members of the Hamtramck Federation of Teachers gathered in the rain Wednesday outside the district's administrative offices. Many held brightly...
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer issues letter to school leaders addressing rising antisemitism, Islamophobia
Governor Whitmer sent a letter to school leaders across the state on Thursday, warning that antisemitism and Islamophobia are on...
CultureShift: Gilbert Family Foundation, CCS launch $1M scholarship fund for Detroit students
The Gilbert Family Foundation and the College for Creative Studies (CCS) launched a new $1 million scholarship fund this month...