MSU Leads USDA Study to Help Keep Pollinating Insects Near Crops
Albert Einstein is often credited with the phrase “No more bees… no more pollination… no more plants… no more animals…...
MSU Leads USDA Study to Help Keep Pollinating Insects Near Crops
Albert Einstein is often credited with the phrase “No more bees… no more pollination… no more plants… no more animals…...
Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families
Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences. The law puts...
Detroit Principal Taps Community to Support Grads Headed to College
Many students graduating from high school this month who are headed to college in the fall can rely on their families...
Detroit Federation of Teachers Prepares for New Realities in a New School District
The teachers and staff at the Detroit Public Schools have been waiting for state lawmakers to take action on controversial...
State Senate Could Vote on Detroit Schools Bailout
Jake Neher/WDET The state Senate could vote this week on a Detroit Public Schools bailout plan, even though it’s a...
Why Are Foundation Leaders Pushing for Better Preschool In Michigan?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Why would businesses be interested in preschool? Leaders of two major foundations say the business community can...
Gov. Snyder Says GOP Plan for DPS Sets School District “On The Path” to Recovery
Laura Weber Davis, WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says the proposals to save the floundering Detroit Public Schools district that have come...
Universities Research Corridor Generates $950 Million Impact
Jake Neher/WDET Three University Presidents, M. Roy Wilson from Wayne State University, Lou Anna Simon from Michigan State University and Mark Schlissel from University of...
House Minority Leader: Dems Won’t Support Proposed DPS Legislation
Michigan’s House could vote today on a $617 million funding package for Detroit Public Schools that includes $467 million to...
Organizers Talk About Focus of This Week’s Mackinac Policy Conference
Matt Trevethan/WDET This week Detroit Today is broadcasting live from the Mackinac Policy Conference. Host Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
Sal Khan: No Reason To Waste Resources on Textbooks With Online Tools Available
Brent Ozar, flickr. Educators and advocates have tried for decades to harness the power of technology and connectivity to help...