Detroit Schools Return to Virtual Learning Amid City’s Rising COVID-19 Positivity Rate
The Detroit Public School Community District is returning to virtual learning until Jan. 14 as the city’s COVID-19 positivity rate has...
Rising COVID-19 Rates Keep Metro Detroit Schools Closed After Holidays
Some schools in Metro Detroit are delaying the return to classes after the holiday break due to rising COVID-19 numbers....
The Challenges of Caregiving and Parenting During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everybody’s lives, but parents and caregivers have had to adapt especially quickly amid virtual school...
How Mass Shootings Like Oxford Impact Communities and Mental Health
Mass shootings like the one at Oxford High School are shocking and heartbreaking for the victims and their loved ones. But...
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald Calls for Tougher Gun Laws After Oxford
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald says preventing future mass shootings in Michigan goes beyond her prosecution against the accused Oxford...
Bills Call for Michigan Community Colleges to Provide 4-Year Nursing Degrees
The Michigan State House Education Committee has advanced bipartisan bills that would allow community colleges to offer four-year Bachelor of Science in...
The Case for Rewriting Michigan’s Constitution
Michigan voters will have a chance to set in motion a major rewrite of Michigan's constitution in 2026. That's the...
Advocate for Tighter Gun Laws Says Michigan Could Prevent Future Violence
The community of Oxford is still reeling, trying to band together to mourn and support one another, while also dealing with an unimaginable...
Michigan GOP Legislative Leaders Still Sitting on $300 Million for COVID-19 Safety in Schools
Local school districts have done their best to deal with the reality of holding in-person classes amid a deadly pandemic...
How to Knock Down Barriers That Get in the Way of Students of Color and Low-Income Students
Low-income students and students of color disproportionately face educational barriers, which were only exacerbated as the pandemic forced children to adapt...
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and Student Activist React to Oxford School Shooting
A 15-year-old sophomore at Oxford High School will be charged as an adult and faces life in prison for killing...
Stephen Henderson on Oxford School Shooting: We’re Still Not Having the Right Conversations
The following is an essay from WDET Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: We are still learning lots of details about...