Detroit Schools

Do students have a constitutional right to literacy? That question is at the heart of a Detroit lawsuit that was argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals late last month.

Stateside: GM sues Fiat Chrysler; shrinking revenue for municipalities; is there a right to read?

Stateside Staff

Today on Stateside , General Motors is suing rival automaker Fiat Chrysler. We’ll hear about how corruption charges against the UAW and Fiat Chrysler...

The StoryCorps mobile booth will be parked outside the Flint Institute of Art from August 6th through September 5th.

Stateside: Republican rep. on gun violence; nonprofits take on city services; StoryCorps in Flint

Stateside Staff

Today on Stateside , a Republican state representative says the way to reduce mass shootings is by strengthening the mental health system, and toning...

Flint's mayor says that major progress is being made in the effort to replace lead and iron water pipes that contributed to the city's water crisis. But a senior attorney with the NRDC has reservations about the city's approach.

IPR News

Stateside: Flint’s lead pipe progress; climate change and the Great Lakes; Rouge River cleanup

Stateside Staff

Today on Stateside , a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council expresses concern over the city of Flint's approach to replacing lead...

Michigan Education

Program looks to spread “college knowledge” among more Detroit students, schools

Stateside Staff

There are a lot of bright, accomplished high school students in Detroit who see college as out of reach. They’re never told about student aid. They’re...

Students and mentors of the FATE program.

Michigan Business & Economy

Detroit mentorship program boosts student aspirations, puts career opportunities within reach

Stateside Staff

The Next Idea Helping underserved young people embrace education, get into college and go on to be world-class citizens is the mission of a program...

Durfee school, site of planned innovation center

Michigan Business & Economy

Start-up incubator, pizza shop to bring vacant Detroit school back to life

Stateside Staff

The Next Idea As goes a school, so goes the neighborhood. That’s the idea behind a new project by the group Life Remodeled, said founder and CEO Chris...

A newspaper clipping of Detroit's busing era.

Michigan Education

A moment in history that sealed the Detroit schools' fate

Lester Graham

The U.S. Department of Education says kids at schools with mostly black or Latino students don’t get as good of an education as kids at schools with...

Michigan Education

Local NAACP leader: Report stressing divide between Detroit, Grosse Pointe schools flawed

Stateside Staff

Anyone driving between Detroit and Grosse Pointe will be struck by the stark change that happens when you cross the border at Alter Road. A report from...

Teacher sick-outs closed up more than Detroit Public Schools at the beginning of May

Michigan Education

Does teacher certification matter? Lessons from NYC Public Schools

Stateside Staff

The bailout of the Detroit Public Schools passed by the legislature and awaiting Gov. Rick Snyder's signature includes a provision to allow uncertified...