Detroit students ‘making mistakes’ will get a second chance as district opens new alternative school

Located on the site of the former Catherine Ferguson Academy, the new school is part of a broader effort overhaul discipline in the district, which meted out 16,000 suspensions last year. 

Carrie Morris works with puppeteer James Abbott during a rehearsal
Carrie Morris
Amanda Alexander, founder of the Detroit Justice Center
Amanda Alexander
Kids and providers at Child Star Development Center
Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education

We spoke with Chris Uhl, executive director-eastern region for IFF, about how investing in quality early childhood education in neighborhoods like Cody Rouge will be key to Detroit's continued resurgence.

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New Wayne State lab uses autonomous vehicle tech to develop innovative computing solutions

Computer scientists at Detroit’s Wayne State University have established an innovation lab to research and implement edge computing solutions for connected and autonomous vehicle technology. What's it all about?

Geamill Gibson and her son buy produce using a doctor's prescription at the Flint Farmers Market.
Prescriptions for nutrition: How culinary medicine is advancing health equity in Michigan

For many people, it's not always easy to find and buy fresh food. Culinary medicine initiatives aim to address that by increasing access to healthy food and building awareness of the importance of nutrition.

Pamela Lewis
Q&A: Pam Lewis on why the New Economy Initiative created a neighborhood-based fellowship

The New Economy Initiative's recently announced Detroit Innovation Fellowship will provide 12 Detroiters involved with nine projects a $10,000 stipend and professional development. We spoke with NEI's director to learn more about it. 

Erica Hill, manager of the 10,000 UP Program
Climate change is coming to Michigan. How are experts preparing our state?

Potential solutions currently being explored include installing rain gardens and porous surfaces, planting trees and constructing more white roofs, and building sustainable energy sources into our power supply.

Antique Touring founder Lisa Stolarski in a Model A
New tour takes riders through Detroit in a 1920s Ford Model A

Antique Touring gives riders the opportunity to be a passenger in a Ford Model A by taking them on a two-hour tour around Milwaukee Junction and Belle Isle.

Bozoma Saint John of Uber speaks at AfroTech in 2017
Major west coast tech conference focusing on African-American entrepreneurship comes to Detroit

AfroTech Detroit will bring together local and national technology leaders for workshops and panel discussions on a variety of topics related to black entrepreneurship in tech.

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