How’s Detroit’s Housing Landscape Doing?
Jake Neher/WDET There are plenty of questions about how Detroit is doing with housing in 2017. Are people paying their property...
Buyer Assistance Programs Aim to Increase Home Purchases in Detroit
In 2014, Becki Kenderes and her boyfriend were living in a basement apartment beneath a house in Detroit. “It was...
Detroit School Board Members Discuss Return To Local Control And Upcoming Election
Jake Neher/WDET On election day, Detroiters will choose an entirely new school board. Not just one or two seats are...
What Would Detroit School Closings Mean For Parents, Students, and Schools?
Jake Neher/WDET The state can shut down low-performing schools in Detroit by the end of this school year. That’s what Michigan...
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...
The Intersection: Education a Leading Issue for the Region
Melissa Mason Black and white residents in southeast Michigan are split when it comes to their opinions about...
Discussing Racial Attitudes in Southeast Michigan
Nearly 70 percent of people in metro Detroit think race relations here are improving, according to a poll commissioned by...
The Intersection: The Persistence of Poverty [MAP, CHARTS]
When the Kerner Commission Report came out in 1968 to explain the wave of urban violence across the country, its...
The Intersection: The Politics of Jobs and Poverty [CHARTS]
The promise of the Kerner Commission has not been fulfilled. The call that it issued to American society to adequately...
It’s Not Just Detroit, Students of Color Struggle Even In Good Suburban Schools [Map]
Jake Neher/WDET The state’s largest school district is on the brink of going broke. Detroit students, parents, and educators are...
What Are Michigan Schools Doing to Address the Racial Achievement Gap?
Jake Neher/WDET Students of color have long struggled to keep up with their peers in school. This is a problem...