Mushrooms Galore at Weekend Festival
Northern Michigan has seen a proliferation of mushrooms this summer. Plenty of rain has helped bring out fungus of all...
Mushrooms Galore at Weekend Festival
Northern Michigan has seen a proliferation of mushrooms this summer. Plenty of rain has helped bring out fungus of all...
Bills On Child Restraint And Seclusion Make Their Way Out Of Committee
Jake Neher/WDET Legislation on child restraint in classrooms passed through a House committee Thursday. The legislation would prevent teachers from...
New Play Tells Story of Librarian Who Worked To Save Banned Children’s Book
Laura Weber Davis, WDET Banned books have been the subject of debate for as long as books have been printed....
Third Grade Reading Bill Makes Its Way To The Governor’s Desk
Jake Neher/WDET Third graders who fail the state’s reading test might not be able to graduate to fourth grade. That’s if...
Do Students Have A Constitutional Right To Literacy?
Jake Neher/WDET Every student in Michigan is guaranteed the right to a “free public education.” The state constitution says “every...
How Dearborn Schools Opened Its Doors To Immigrant Students
Jake Neher/WDET Dearborn is setting a standard for how American cities can be inclusive with the growing number of...
MSU Fires Former Olympic Doctor Amid Sex Abuse Allegations
Officials at Michigan State University have fired a doctor who is accused of sexual assault. The university fired associate professor...
Senate Set to Vote on Infrastructure Funds for Flint
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a wide-ranging water infrastructure package that includes funding to help Flint....
Jesse Jackson Encourages Voter Registration In Detroit
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is making the case for Detroit’s youngest eligible residents to exercise their right to vote. The...
Authors Say We’ve Gone Too Far On Dangers Of Concussions, Activists Push Back
Jake Neher/WDET Some football fans are becoming increasingly conflicted about their love of the sport. That's because of the mounting...
Mother Theresa’s Sainthood
This Sunday Pope Francis plans to canonize Mother Theresa. That means the iconic humanitarian will receive sainthood. Kevin Mannara is a...
Helping Highland Parkers Help Themselves
When city services fall short and schools can't do it all, residents get to work. That's what is happening in...