State School Officials Say M-STEP Scores Are A Success, But Results Mixed
Jake Neher/WDET At least half of students in every grade scored “below proficient” on every subject of this year’s state...
How Can Charter Schools Do Better By Special Needs Students?
Jake Neher/WDET The controversy surrounding charter schools in Detroit and around the country has a lot to do with the...
A Closer Look At the Milwaukee Uprising And What Happens Next
Flickr Creative Commons Last week the city of Milwaukee faced the kind of civil strife we don’t see very often...
Detroit Family Making It Work And Working To Make Detroit Better
"You may not be able to do anything about the DPS system as a whole. You may not be able...
Lead Levels Rise in Michigan Children
There were more children in Michigan with elevated levels of lead in their blood than there were last year. The...
Detroit Jazz Fest President Talks About How Jazz Binds Detroiters Together
Credit: Len Katz (Courtesy of Detroit Jazz Festival) Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching, and that means so is the...
Growing Business And Community on Michigan Avenue in SW Detroit
The stretch of Michigan Avenue running through Southwest Detroit is one of the city’s most diverse and burgeoning neighborhoods. It’s...
Greening of Detroit Inspires Students to Consider Careers in Agriculture
Greening of Detroit More than 180 Detroit students are returning from a three-day trip in the Northern Lower Peninsula to...
State Starts New Way To Pay For Child Support
micase.state.mi.us Michigan currently collects 71 percent of child support owed. But the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services hopes...
Was Trump’s Speech In Detroit A Turning Point For His Campaign?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET, Rick Pluta/MPRN Donald Trump was on-script on Monday during his Detroit Economic Club speech at Cobo Hall....
Pay Child Support at 7-Eleven, Family Dollar
Parents can now pay child support at participating 7-Eleven and Family Dollar stores across the state. The Michigan Department of...
Former Detroit Council President to Stand Trial
Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh is being ordered to stand trial on charges of criminal sexual conduct with...