Help! Parenting During Quarantine Made Me Realize I Have A Favorite Child
Every week, WDET education reporter Sascha Raiyn and Metro Parent content director Julia Elliot host the Help Desk, where they...
Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.
She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.
Whitmer Releases School Opening Plan, Announces More Funding
Governor Whitmer released a plan Tuesday for reopening the state’s schools. The “Return to School Roadmap” was developed with input...
Appeals Court Won’t Re-Hear Detroit Schools “Right to Literacy” Case
A federal court will not re-hear a case concerning a right to a basic education, it ruled Wednesday, a convoluted conclusion to a...
Detroit Public Schools Charts Path to Summer, Fall Classes
Detroit’s public school system has released a proposed plan for a return to the classroom. The state’s largest school district...
WDET At Home: Estate Planning Isn’t Just for the Wealthy. Start Preparing Now.
Estate planning — it sounds fancy, we know. But preparing for the future is a common-sense habit for people of...
Federal Appeals Court Vacates “Right to Literacy” Ruling
A federal court that asserted students in Detroit have a right to a basic education has reversed that decision. The...
Whitmer Settles Detroit Students’ “Right to Read” Suit
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has settled a lawsuit over conditions created in Detroit schools while under state control. "This settlement does not...
AG Nessel Applauds ‘Right to Read’ Ruling Against State
The Sixth Circuit court of Appeals ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by Detroit Public Schools students in 2016 against...
For Ramadan, Muslims Look For Creative Ways to Commune During COVID-19
Ramadan, the annual holy month of prayer and fasting for Muslims, begins this week. Nargis Rahman, a freelance writer for Haute...
Childcare Is Tough During A Pandemic. Here’s A Place to Talk About It.
I report on children, families and education for 101.9 WDET. And I am a parent. I am a poorly-homeschooling-during-coronavirus parent...
Home For Weeks, Families Adjust to New Reality
Just two days after Michigan confirmed it's first two cases of COVID-19, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she'd be closing all...
Detroit Superintendent Vitti: Keep Schools Closed Through End of Academic Year
Schools should not open again this year wrote Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti in an open letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and...