Kids Are Inundated With New Digital Technologies — How Does That Affect Learning?
Diane Levin Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson writes: "I have to admit it. I’m one of those people, now, who...
Detroit Today Hosts Robust Conversation on Housing Insecurity in Final Book Club Event
In 2018, Detroit Today hosted a summer community read of Matthew Desmond's book "Evicted", a Pulitzer Prize winning look at poverty and...
“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent much of 2018 reading with listeners, discussing some...
Where will the cool kids be this month? Metro Parent’s list of things to do in December
Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season has begun. That means there’s plenty to do. Metro Parent Magazine manages a...
Reporters’ Choice: The Favorite Stories and How They Were Made
There’s a couple old clichés that go, ”It’s just the tip of the iceberg” or “The story behind the story.”...
The Holly Dickens Festival and Free Day at Michigan Science Center
America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a must-do on many family bucket lists. But there are many other fun events this...
How Do We Address Widespread Student Transience in Detroit?
Jake Neher/WDET One in every three children in Detroit ends the year in a different school than they started in....
Chanucon and English-Arabic Storytime
Several events in Metro Detroit this weekend give children a chance to explore their own culture – or someone else’s....
Forum Will Discuss Ways to Guide Young People Into Adulthood
Ismael Ahmed This Friday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an Opportunity Youth Forum, bringing together stakeholders in the region who...
Detroit Today to Host Conversation About Student Transience in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET On Thursday, WDET's Detroit Today will join with our Detroit Journalism Cooperative partners -- Chalkbeat Detroit and Bridge Magazine...
WDET’s Big Kid Ballot
Yesterday I explained voting and elections to my three-year-old daughter. She's at an age where she understands fairly complex concepts, but...
Snap Judgement Host Glynn Washington Talks Growing Up In A White Supremacist Cult In Michigan
Jake Neher, WDET Glynn Washington is the host of SNAP Judgement, the storytelling program set to a beat. Glynn and SNAP...