Looking Back On Education in Detroit [UNCUT INTERVIEW]
WDET / Laura Herberg WDET's Laura Herberg met up with Darlene Alston at her Just A Bit Eclectic tea shop on...
Detroit Waldorf School Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Waldorf School On Saturday, the Detroit Waldorf School celebrates its 50th anniversary in the city. The building in the Indian...
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...
Who Knows What… About What’s Going On… Along The Waterways?
Scientists want to better coordinate environmental programs, data collection, and other efforts taking place along the waterway between northern Lake St. Clair and...
Ferndale Library Vote Highlights “Broken” Local Government Funding In Michigan
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Almost two thirds of all local government leaders in Michigan say the state’s system of funding cities,...
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...
The Intersection: African-Centered Schools in Detroit
"African-centered education in some way is a response to this system, which has never really been inclusive to people of...
The Intersection: Impact of School Choice in Michigan
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Metro Detroit students are attending increasingly segregated schools and districts, and Michigan’s School Choice law has allowed...