Created Equal: The difficulties of paying (and getting paid) for child care in the US
The cost of child care is an enormous financial burden for parents and guardians of young children in the United...
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Marc Evan Jackson wants YOU to donate to WDET
Comedian and actor Marc Evan Jackson joined The Metro in studio on Tuesday to talk about how his nonprofit is...
Created Equal: Measuring the value and implications of standardized tests
Over the last 20 years, education experts have increasingly questioned whether standardized tests are the best way to measure how...
DER Weekends: Detroit students follow the path of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite National Park
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, Sascha Raiyn spends some time with Garrett Dempsey of Detroit Outdoors.Detroit...
MichMash: Why Michigan public school reading scores are at a 10-year low
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan public school reading scores have been taking a hit. MichMash host, Cheyna Roth, and Gongwer...
Created Equal: Why educator says Wayne County judge’s reaction to sleeping girl was ‘unfair’
In August, Eva Goodman was placed in handcuffs and a jail uniform for sleeping in a courtroom during a field...
‘Hood Camp’ teaching local youth survival skills in the hood
It’s called Hood Camp: Urban Survival for Today’s Youth."We call it Hood Camp because it is a camp that’s in...
Detroit Evening Report: New early childhood center opens on Detroit’s east side
Community stakeholders, dignitaries and residents held a ribbon cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the opening of the new McClellan...
New report finds dip in child poverty, but also fewer in preschool and reading by third grade
A new report on children in Michigan is revealing a mixed bag when it comes to measures of child well-being. On one...
The Metro: Detroit nonprofit helping to break higher ed barriers
It’s that time of year again — back to school. Teachers are getting their classrooms ready and kids are soaking...
The Metro: ‘Chronic absenteeism’ is hurting Michigan students. How can we solve it?
“Chronic absenteeism" is one of the biggest problems hurting students in Detroit and across the country, accounting for any students...
The Metro: How do you teach positive masculinity to boys?
How do you raise young men with healthy masculinity? It’s something author Ruth Whippman explores in her new book, “Boymom:...