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The Academy helping disadvantaged students enter health care fields

Nargis Rahman June 18, 2025

Michigan is facing a health care provider shortage, especially for underserved communities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.The Detroit Tri-County...

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Students enrolled in the Keys2Life Performing Arts Summer Camp will have opportunities to explore various creative pathways, including beat making, songwriting, dance, theatre, instrumentation and more.
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The Metro: Detroit youth shine at Keys2Life Performing Arts Summer Camp

Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, The Metro June 4, 2025

Finding enriching child care options can often be a challenge for parents during the summer months, especially for those looking...

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Students reading in a school library.
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The Metro: Ferndale library shares tips for fostering a love of reading this summer

Tia Graham, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro June 3, 2025

For many people — especially younger generations — recreational reading has become less common in recent years. According to data...

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Branches, limbs and even whole trees were toppled by the ice storms that hit northern Michigan beginning March 29, 2025. Here, debris lies along the side of Polish Line Road in Cheboygan.
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Whitmer signs bill to forgive school days lost to ice storms

Rick Pluta June 3, 2025

Northern Michigan school districts forced into an extended shutdown due to massive ice storms this spring will have a waiver from...

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Originally incorporated as The Arts League of Michigan, Inc., The Carr Center has become one of the leading Black arts organizations in the country.
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The Metro: Detroit’s Carr Center remains focused on uplifting Black artists despite NEA cuts

Tia Graham, Sam Corey, Lauren Myers, The Metro May 22, 2025

Many arts organizations are in a vulnerable position right now. That’s in part because the Trump administration has started canceling...

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Mackenzie Thompson, The Founder of The Prom Promise
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The Metro: The Prom Promise removes financial barriers to give students ‘a prom night to remember’

Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II, The Metro May 21, 2025

Prom is an exciting time for high school seniors here in metro Detroit. It’s a right of passage — a...

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Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox appearing on "MichMash," alongside host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasben.
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MichMash: Lawmakers seek to stop cell phone use in school; former AG Mike Cox talks gubernatorial run + more

Hernz Laguerre May 16, 2025

This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss bills introduced both in the Michigan...

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Inside Detroit's Fox Theatre.
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The Metro: More than 700 Detroit students ready to showcase artistry on Fox Theatre stage

Nadia Ziyad, Tia Graham, The Metro May 13, 2025

Detroit Public School Community District is hosting its 56th annual "Evening of Fine Arts" at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday,...

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This Thursday, March 24, 2016, image from video shows a hand-written sign placed at the entrance to a lead-testing clinic in Flint, Mich.
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Michigan expands universal testing for blood lead levels in children under 6

Nargis Rahman May 8, 2025

Michigan has now moved to universal blood lead testing for children under six years old through universal testing. Lead is a...

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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025

Experts say nearly half of all child injury deaths happen during the summer months. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

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Co-founder and CEO of Teen HYPE Ambra Redrick.
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The Metro: Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE celebrating 21 years of supporting teens

Tia Graham, The Metro April 29, 2025

Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE is celebrating its 21st year supporting local teens. The youth development program, founded in 2004,...

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"Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism: Why Schools Can't Solve It Alone" by Jeremy Singer and Sarah Lenhoff.
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The Metro: New book reexamines chronic absenteeism and potential solutions

Robyn Vincent, Cary Junior II, The Metro April 14, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last school year, the number of Michigan students who missed more...

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