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.

Fetal Tissue Research Stopped As University Probes MI Connection

The University of New Mexico has suspended its fetal tissue research after reports a researcher transferred the tissue to a...

Marygrove Starts Winter Semester Without Undergraduate Offerings

Marygrove College in Detroit is now officially open only to graduate students.  The college announced in August it would focus...

Kids Ring in the New Year in Mount Clemens’ Never Never Land

Downtown Mount Clemens will become Never Never Land Sunday so young people can celebrate New Year’s Eve.  New Year’s Eve in...

The Detroit Film Theatre Pairs Tea and Movies for Kids

The Detroit Institute of Arts’ film theater is inviting visitors 13 and under to tea this weekend. The Detroit Film...

Detroit’s Holiday Home Movies Premiere at the DIA

Detroit’s holiday home movies from yesteryear will be shown at the Detroit Institute of Arts Thursday. The Detroit Institute of...

Holiday Week for Kids at the DIA

The Detroit Institute of Arts has special programs and hours this week. Visitors will be able to make a variety...

State Supreme Court Gives Back $550 Million

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled the state must repay more than $550 million collected from school employees. Governor Jennifer...

StoryCorps Detroit Special

This is a special hour of StoryCorps pieces recorded right here in Detroit and produced by WDET. Click on the...

Detroiters Send “Love and Healing” to Puerto Rico

As residents in Puerto Rico continue to live without power, drinking water and basic supplies, a group of herbalists in...

State Representative Tim Kelly Says the Board of Ed Must Go

Michigan House Representative Tim Kelly has introduced a bill to abolish the State Board of Education and give its power...

Teachers Union Says Company Sent A Spy

The Michigan chapter of the American Federation of Teachers secured an emergency restraining order Friday against a company it accuses of...

Detroit Schools Have More Students Than Projected

Detroit’s public schools have more students than expected so far this year.  The district expected to have 48,524 students by...