Crossing the Lines: Highland Park resident wants to see more schools open in the city
As part of Crossing the Lines WDET is speaking to Highland Park residents about the city and upcoming state elections.Highland...
The Metro: The dopamine loop kids can’t escape, and what Michigan is doing about it
Young people's brains are changing. Research shows social media activates the same dopamine-driven reward pathways in the brain as addictive...
The Metro: Education scholar Eve Ewing reimagines what intelligence looks like
Eve Ewing is an author, poet and a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. Before she became a professor,...
The Metro: How Mississippi beat Michigan in literacy — and what we can learn
Right now, Michigan kids are struggling with something fundamental — reading. Over the last 20 years, the state dropped from...
Water filter systems for hundreds of schools and daycare centers to be funded by grants
Hundreds of schools and day care centers will receive grants for water filters. The filters are to protect children from...
Detroit Evening Report: State Board of Education approves measure to increase charter school transparency
Michigan's State Board of Education has approved a resolution that will make charter schools more transparent.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
Whitmer’s budget turns heads in election year
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid...
Oakland County drops order requiring masks in schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s second-largest county on Friday is dropping a mask requirement for schools and day care facilities,...
Michigan administrators discuss how COVID-19 has affected their schools
For almost two years, schools have had to accommodate the ongoing needs of parents, teachers, students and the rest of...
Oxford shooter’s attorneys planning insanity defense
Update 2:33 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28: This story has been updated with a statement from Oxford Community Schools. Attorneys for...
Whitmer calls on schools to go back to in-person instruction
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says it's time for school districts that are now virtual to get kids back in classrooms. 98%...
Royal Oak Schools’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator Works to Prepare Kids for the Future
Royal Oak Schools has had some high-profile racial incidents -- students taunting Latino classmates with chants of “Build the Wall”...