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Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent speaks during a panel discussion in November 2018.
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The Metro: ‘All students’ in Detroit public schools could feel impacts from Department of Education cuts

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education in the U.S. is facing upheaval. The Department of Education...

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President Donald Trump, left, holds up a signed executive order as young people hold up copies of the executive order they signed at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Associated Press March 21, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling...

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Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko announcing the district's new program offering iftar meals for students to take home during the month of Ramadan.
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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn Public Schools offering take home meals to students observing Ramadan

Sascha Raiyn March 4, 2025

Dearborn Public Schools is providing free meals for students to take home for iftar, the break fast meal during the...

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Lawmakers could adopt restrictions this year on phones in schools

Rick Pluta March 4, 2025

A Republican state lawmaker says he hopes Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s support will help get a proposal enacted into law...

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The Metro: Should cellphones be restricted in Michigan schools?

The Metro, David Leins, Cary Junior II, Trevor McConico March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Educators have been sounding the alarm that cellphones disrupt learning. More...

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The Metro: Looking into the solar system with Michigan Science Center

The Metro, Tia Graham February 26, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. NASA scientists determined that Asteroid...

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The Metro: Detroit Renaissance girls basketball team wins PSL Championship title

The Metro, Tia Graham February 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Renaissance High School boys and girls basketball teams won the city...

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The Metro: Federal education funding cuts could impact vulnerable Michigan students the most

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education advocates in Michigan have been sounding the alarm about the...

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Incarcerated students use tablets for educational purposes
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The Metro: Edovo Foundation connects incarcerated people to education and information

The Metro, John Filbrandt February 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.The recent film “Sing Sing” is giving viewers a lot to think...

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The Metro: Artificial intelligence in education

The Metro, Lauren Myers, David Leins February 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into educational environments, there are...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: State superintendent says Trump cuts aim to marginalize

Sascha Raiyn February 11, 2025

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to make the federal government more efficient. So far that effort has...

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Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
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The Metro: Detroit students navigate a new political climate

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, John Filbrandt February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump said he will shut down the U.S. Department...

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