Forum Will Discuss Ways to Guide Young People Into Adulthood
Ismael Ahmed This Friday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an Opportunity Youth Forum, bringing together stakeholders in the region who...
Detroit Today to Host Conversation About Student Transience in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET On Thursday, WDET's Detroit Today will join with our Detroit Journalism Cooperative partners -- Chalkbeat Detroit and Bridge Magazine...
WDET’s Big Kid Ballot
Yesterday I explained voting and elections to my three-year-old daughter. She's at an age where she understands fairly complex concepts, but...
Detroit School Board Candidates
Two seats on Detroit’s public school board are up for grabs in next week’s election. In the Detroit Public Schools...
Michigan’s 5th State Senate District Race Has Some Dems Considering Voting Red
Candice Fortman It seems almost inconceivable a Republican could have a shot winning a race in Michigan’s 5th state Senate...
National Urban Policy Expert Amy Liu Reflects on Detroit’s Revival
Jake Neher/WDET CityLab, a summit organized by The Atlantic magazine, the Aspen Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies, is in Detroit this...
Detroiters Work to Document Education Meetings
A Chicago-based civic media organization has been working over the last few months to have Detroiters document important meetings in...
Republican Nominee for Governor Bill Schuette Joins Detroit Today
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Michigan voters will soon decide who will be the next governor of Michigan. Stephen Henderson speaks with the Republican...
Race for Congress in Michigan’s 11th Tests Millennial Candidates, Trust in Trump
When Republican Congressman Dave Trott announced last year that he was retiring from the U.S. House it left more than just...
Playwright And MacArthur Award Winner Dominique Morisseau Returns Home To Detroit For “Pipeline”
Dominique Morisseau is a world-renowned playwright who was just awarded a MacArthur Genius award. She’s also a native of Detroit...
Providing Teachers With the Tools to Discuss #METOO
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project develops resources for teachers and others who work with children to discuss...
Making Detroit the “Best Place to Raise a Family in One Generation”
The Detroit Children’s Fund is investing in a plan to overhaul education in the city. Executive Director Jack Elsey says...