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The Metro: Wayne State researcher on the common misconceptions of food insecurity

Dorothy Jones November 5, 2024

Food insecurity is hard to quantify. It means pinpointing who exactly has access to nutritious food. Subscribe to The Metro on Apple...

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What Detroit voters should know about Proposal S, Wayne County Enhancement Millage

Robyn Vincent November 1, 2024

There will be two education-related millage proposals on the ballot next week for Detroit residents that, if passed, would have...

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Bottom Line, a Boston-based post-secondary education organization, is expanding to Detroit to help students access and persist through college.
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Detroit Evening Report: Boston education nonprofit expands to Detroit; Halloween happenings + more

Sascha Raiyn October 29, 2024

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a Boston-based education nonprofit's expansion to Detroit; family-friendly Halloween activities that won't break...

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3 new candidates face incumbents in Highland Park School Board race

Tristan McFolley October 28, 2024

This upcoming election, the Highland Park Board of Education has three open positions on the ballot. Five candidates are running,...

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Created Equal: K-12 teacher shortages in Michigan 

Sasha Bacon October 23, 2024

Teachers in classrooms are dealing with an especially tough set of circumstances. Many are dealing with the after effects of...

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Meet the candidates running for 3 seats on the Detroit school board

Lori Higgins September 30, 2024

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.Nearly two dozen people are...

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Created Equal: The difficulties of paying (and getting paid) for child care in the US

David Leins September 26, 2024

The cost of child care is an enormous financial burden for parents and guardians of young children in the United...

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Comedian and actor Marc Evan Jackson poses with some WDET swag alongside Tia Graham, host of "The Metro," on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.
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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Marc Evan Jackson wants YOU to donate to WDET

Jenny Sherman September 18, 2024

Comedian and actor Marc Evan Jackson joined The Metro in studio on Tuesday to talk about how his nonprofit is...

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Created Equal: Measuring the value and implications of standardized tests

Cary Junior II September 13, 2024

Over the last 20 years, education experts have increasingly questioned whether standardized tests are the best way to measure how...

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DER Weekends: Detroit students follow the path of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite National Park

Nargis Rahman September 7, 2024

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, Sascha Raiyn spends some time with Garrett Dempsey of Detroit Outdoors.Detroit...

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MichMash: Why Michigan public school reading scores are at a 10-year low

Hernz Laguerre September 6, 2024

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan public school reading scores have been taking a hit. MichMash host, Cheyna Roth, and Gongwer...

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Created Equal: Why educator says Wayne County judge’s reaction to sleeping girl was ‘unfair’

Cary Junior II September 4, 2024

In August, Eva Goodman was placed in handcuffs and a jail uniform for sleeping in a courtroom during a field...

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