Detroit Student Takes Flight: How DPSCD’s Davis Aerospace Is Turning Dreams Into Careers
This year, Herbert Anderson became Davis Aerospace Technical High School's first student to complete a solo flight since 2015.
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Detroit schools are making real gains in reading and math: 4 strategies that are working
The city’s schools are making progress faster than peer districts, but that progress could be fragile.
Planet Smilez program gives students hands-on dental career experience
Indiana University hosted the one-day Planet Smilez Discovering Dentistry Symposium. The mobile program next heads to Michigan universities, expanding students’ exposure to dental careers through hands-on experiences.
Southwest Detroit robotics team advances to world championship in Houston
A Southwest Detroit robotics team is heading to the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship after earning top honors at a regional competition. Team 5577 will represent their community in Houston, TX.
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.
Improved child care spaces building stronger beginnings for Detroit families
Stronger ECE Spaces is helping child care providers stabilize and improve facilities.
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.
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.
Detroit schools are making real gains in reading and math: 4 strategies that are working
The city’s schools are making progress faster than peer districts, but that progress could be fragile.
Planet Smilez program gives students hands-on dental career experience
Indiana University hosted the one-day Planet Smilez Discovering Dentistry Symposium. The mobile program next heads to Michigan universities, expanding students’ exposure to dental careers through hands-on experiences.
Southwest Detroit robotics team advances to world championship in Houston
A Southwest Detroit robotics team is heading to the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship after earning top honors at a regional competition. Team 5577 will represent their community in Houston, TX.
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.
Improved child care spaces building stronger beginnings for Detroit families
Stronger ECE Spaces is helping child care providers stabilize and improve facilities.
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.
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.
