Gov. Whitmer Says Schools Will Re-Open, Encourages Mask-Wearing As Infection Rate Drops

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is praising the work of residents and health officials after the state’s COVID-19 infection rate has dropped to...

Oakland County to Staff Schools With Nurses to Prevent COVID-19

A new Oakland County initiative will aim to add on-site nurses for local schools to educate staff and students –...

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...

New Year for Michigan Schools Could Mean Smaller Class Sizes, More Tech

For many students across the country the school year is wrapping up much differently than once expected. "Any plan has...

Faith Under COVID-19: One Pastor Learns to Adapt

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people practice their faith. "As people yearn for worship, they yearn to be...

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...

“They Don’t Make ‘Em Like Morris Hood”: Former State Senator Remembered

Former state Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit) was a rare kind of lawmaker in Lansing, say friends and past colleagues....

DMC Ban on Wayne State Pediatricians “Unprincipled,” Says New Med School Dean

Training physicians and health care workers to keep us all healthy is not an easy job, even in normal times...

No Prom Leaves Students Distraught, And One Designer Making Masks

Courtesy CDK Kreative Kreations Prom season is usually a busy time for Cheryl Kitchen, owner and principal designer at CDK...