The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri is optimistic about meeting budget deadline this year, says more Republicans need to put Michigan first
Democrats control the state senate and the governorship. The squeaky wheel is the Michigan House – controlled not just by...
Donation fuels hands-on career learning at WDET
Honoring their longtime neighbor Mary Lou Kouba, Dr. Nelia Afonso and Dr. George Alangaden are helping WDET-FM 101.9 expand its...
Crossing the Lines: Highland Park looks to the past while planning future for schools
The schools Cheryl Sanford attended growing up in Highland Park are closed now—as are all of the schools children in...
The Metro: He served 23 years. Now he’s helping the next generation earn a degree behind bars
Inside a Michigan prison less than an hour from Detroit, 25 incarcerated men are doing something many people behind bars...
The Metro: How to lead a classroom according to a teacher on the cusp of retirement
Shirley Brezzell didn’t plan to become a teacher. But after a stint as a banker and home-schooling her children, she...
The Metro: The college education gap between suburban and Detroit students is big. This is how we close it.
Getting a college degree in Detroit has never been easy. More than half of all children in Detroit live below...
Hadiyah Ahmad says late husband Imam Nadir Ahmad cared deeply about education
February is Black History Month and WDET’s Detroit Evening Report collected stories from listeners for the Black History Listening Project.Hadiyah...
The Metro: The plan to fix Michigan’s teacher shortage
Most everyone wants students to have good teachers. But how do we adequately prepare educators, and keep them in the...
The Metro: The cost of fewer visas and voices on campus
Every fall, college campuses come alive with small rituals: new students finding their way, roommates negotiating shared space, classrooms filling...
The Metro: Why Novi schools are keeping students off their phones
In Michigan, bills to restrict phone use and social media access for those under 18 are being considered. Social media...
The Metro: A new focus on sex, gender and emotions in Michigan classrooms
What should teachers focus on when exploring sexual health with students? How should they broach sensitive subjects? What does it...