Education

Coverage of schools from kindergarten through higher education, including trade and online classes. Stories on pre-k classes and other childcare also are included.

Coalition proposes that no family pay more than 7% of their income for child care

Universal Childcare without Conditions centers affordability for families and sustainability for providers.

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Improved child care spaces building stronger beginnings for Detroit families

Stronger ECE Spaces is helping child care providers stabilize and improve facilities.

We collected data on how 779 Michigan school districts are regulating student cellphones − here are the trends
At 11-years-old, this Detroit author is helping kids see themselves in his stories

During Reading Month, 11-year-old author George Latham IV visits classrooms across Detroit, and Metro Detroit, to offer something just as important as literacy: representation. 

How these two Detroit physicians are saving the bedtime story

Dennis and Archer, both Black doctors and authors in their own right, have used the trajectories of their careers to serve as representation for the generations coming after them.

A River Rouge student browses the fiction section at Pages Bookshop
This March, Mayor Mary Sheffield Challenges Detroiters to Read in Recognition of Reading Month

For Detroiters looking for inspiration, the city itself has long been the setting and subject of countless books.

Where is She: Teen HYPE Creates Play to Raise Awareness on Missing Black Girls and Women

The play “Unseen” focuses on the realities of trafficking, the importance of child safety, the power of collective action and systemic accountability. The two-part play focuses on the societal symptoms that cause teenage girls to go missing.

Head Start Parent Conference in Detroit equips Michigan families for advocacy

One-day convening prepared families to advocate for the early childhood programs they depend on.

What’s at stake for young families: Early childhood policy after the 2026 election

Anne Kuhnen, MLPP Kids Count policy director weighs in on early childhood education after the '26 gubernatorial election.

With a $20 million partnership, orsa Music Hall is set to continue leadership in Detroit’s creative future

Beyond naming the expansion orsa Music Hall, the partnership will support programming, education, and community engagement.

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