The Metro: Wayne State’s new program to enroll more Detroit students
The cost of college isn’t just measured in tuition dollars. For many students, part of the challenge is navigating the...
The Metro: Wayne State’s new program to enroll more Detroit students
The cost of college isn’t just measured in tuition dollars. For many students, part of the challenge is navigating the...
Students at this Detroit school got free bikes. Here’s how they say it helped attendance
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Some days, it takes Elyazar Holiday two...
Wayne State’s Espy out
Wayne State University President Kimberly Espy is resigning. That’s according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Espy has...
Ed Deeb, Founder of Metro Detroit Youth Day, has died at 89
Longtime Detroit businessman and youth advocate Ed Deeb has died. The Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation says the founder of Metro...
The Metro: How Mississippi beat Michigan in literacy — and what we can learn
Right now, Michigan kids are struggling with something fundamental — reading. Over the last 20 years, the state dropped from...
The Metro: University of Michigan protest response sparks legal battle over free speech
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The criminal charges were dropped,...
Wayne State to offer women’s soccer in 2026
Wayne State University will field a women's soccer team in the fall of 2026. It will be the school's first...
Detroit Evening Report: Interviews underway to fill vacant Detroit school board seat
Detroit’s public schools board is interviewing candidates for its vacant seat this week. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...
Detroit Evening Report: New Michigan pilot program aims to address turnover in early education
A new state pilot program kicking off this fall aims to reduce turnover and attract talent in early childhood education...
Canoemobile brings ‘floating classroom’ to Michigan’s waterways
More than 400 students got the opportunity to board a "floating classroom" at Lake Erie Metropark in May as part...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit nonprofit newsrooms collaborate on new project exploring student safety
A new reporting project from Chalkbeat Detroit, Planet Detroit and BridgeDetroit is exploring Detroit students’ perspectives on safety and violence.Subscribe...
The Metro: Ballot proposal aims to tax wealthiest Michiganders to help fund education
Michigan’s schools have struggled post-pandemic, with students lagging behind in reading and math skills compared to other states. A coalition...