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Bottom Line, a Boston-based post-secondary education organization, is expanding to Detroit to help students access and persist through college.
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Detroit Evening Report: Boston education nonprofit expands to Detroit; Halloween happenings + more

Sascha Raiyn October 29, 2024

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a Boston-based education nonprofit's expansion to Detroit; family-friendly Halloween activities that won't break...

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Highland Park School District office.
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3 new candidates face incumbents in Highland Park School Board race

Tristan McFolley October 28, 2024

This upcoming election, the Highland Park Board of Education has three open positions on the ballot. Five candidates are running,...

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Created Equal: K-12 teacher shortages in Michigan 

Sasha Bacon October 23, 2024

Teachers in classrooms are dealing with an especially tough set of circumstances. Many are dealing with the after effects of...

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Created Equal: WSU official on efforts to improve graduation rates among Black students

Sasha Bacon October 21, 2024

As a university in the majority-Black city of Detroit, Wayne State University is expected to serve Black student’s aspirations in ways that are...

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(From left) Michigan State Board of Education candidates Tom McMillin (R), Nikki Snyder (R), Adam Zemke (D), Theodore Jones (D), and Scott Boman (L). U.S. Taxpayers Party candidates Ted Gerrard and Christine Schwartz and Working Class Party candidate Mary Anne Hering are not pictured.
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Michigan State Board of Education candidates highlight their priorities 

Karen Brundidge October 15, 2024

Eight candidates are vying for the opportunity to serve on the Michigan State Board of Education. There are two Republican...

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Pro-Palestinian protesters march along Wayne State University's campus in Detroit on May 23, 2024.
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CAIR Michigan files federal complaint against U-M for alleged bias

Amanda LeClaire October 10, 2024

The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Michigan (CAIR-MI) has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of...

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Twenty dollar bills.
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SCOTUS denies challenge to Michigan ban on public money for private schools

Rick Pluta October 8, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to Michigan’s constitutional ban on direct or indirect public financial...

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Residents visiting a Detroit fire house during Fire Prevention Week 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Fire Department expanding smoke alarm initiative for Fire Prevention Week

Hernz Laguerre October 4, 2024

The Detroit Fire Department is hosting three community events this month in honor of National Fire Prevention Week.The theme of...

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Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division. The all-Black Army regiments were among the first rangers in what later became the National Park Service.
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The Metro: Celebrate Buffalo Soldiers history at Rouge Park blues festival

John Filbrandt October 4, 2024

The Detroit Parks Coalition's Freedom Arts Festival is celebrating the Buffalo Soldiers on Saturday at Rouge Park with a family-friendly...

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Black Artists Archive Founder Dr. Kelli Morgan (left) poses with "The Metro" host Tia Graham at WDET Studios on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.
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The Metro: Black Artists Archive working to preserve Detroit history

John Filbrandt September 30, 2024

Art is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, but a lot of Black stories get overlooked, particularly in Detroit. ...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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Meet the candidates running for 3 seats on the Detroit school board

Lori Higgins September 30, 2024

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.Nearly two dozen people are...

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Created Equal: The difficulties of paying (and getting paid) for child care in the US

David Leins September 26, 2024

The cost of child care is an enormous financial burden for parents and guardians of young children in the United...

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