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...
Baylor Scandal Raises Questions Around College Football Ethics
Michael Hayball News from Baylor University rocked the college football world yesterday as head coach Art Briles was fired for...
Learn How to Eat Bugs This Weekend
There is an opportunity to broaden your palate this weekend. Beginning today , May 26, the first Edible Insect Conference...
Michigan Joins National Transgender Bathroom Debate with School Policy
Sascha Raiyn/WDET The US Department of Justice is suing North Carolina over its laws requiring transgender people to use bathrooms...
Rhodes Backs Audit of DPS
MJ Murawka, Wayne State University The Detroit Board of Education met with Detroit Public School’s Transition Manager Steven Rhodes to offer...
Big Campaign Donors Putting Full Weight Into DPS Debate at State Capitol
The battle over how to address the financial and academic crisis in Detroit Public Schools is reaching a fever pitch...
Bugs Have Benefits
Bugs fascinate some people and frighten others. Either way, they’re vital to the world around us. That’s the message of...
NASA Verifies New Planets
NASA has classified more than 1,200 celestial objects in our galaxy as planets. The space agency says it’s the largest single...
Put Down the Cell Phone and Watch the Pool
As summer approaches public safety and health officials in Oakland County are kicking off a water safety education campaign. Last year...