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Education

Local Primary Election Result Rundown, And Dr. Paul On Why More Schools Are Going Virtual

Aug 5, 2020 by Sven Gustafson

On today's show, we run down some of the big headlines from the Primary Election on Tuesday, including freshman U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's Democratic primary challenge, the Oakland County Executive …

Local Primary Election Result Rundown, And Dr. Paul On Why More Schools Are Going VirtualRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Hamtramck, Macomb County, Oakland County, Podcasts

PODCAST: New Report Indicts Michigan’s Inadequate School Funding, Plus DIA Campus To Be Redesigned

Jan 23, 2019 by Sven Gustafson

Greetings from Detroit, which today looks like a snowglobe-turned-dismal outdoor slushie amid a brief thaw. On today's show, we discuss a new report from the Michigan State University College of …

PODCAST: New Report Indicts Michigan’s Inadequate School Funding, Plus DIA Campus To Be RedesignedRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Food + Drink, Midtown, Podcasts, Troy

Davenport University Opening New Center One Campus In 2019

Oct 16, 2018 by Shianne Nocerini

Davenport University is moving its Livonia campus to the city of Detroit, and they’re doing it in the New Center One Building. They’ll renovate the first floor of the structure on Grand Boulevard …

Davenport University Opening New Center One Campus In 2019Read More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Livonia, New Center

Business, Foundation Community Step Up To Pay For Water Stations In Detroit Schools

Oct 9, 2018 by Jer Staes

It looks like the permanent fix for the bad water situation in Detroit’s public schools will be provided by the business and philanthropic community, covering most of the $3 million dollar cost to …

Business, Foundation Community Step Up To Pay For Water Stations In Detroit SchoolsRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

Former Councilwoman Refusing To Leave Job Leading Charter School

Oct 9, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

Daily Detroit News

Former Detroit City Councilwoman Sharon McPhail has been fired from her post leading a struggling charter school on the city’s west side, but she’s refusing to leave. In response, school authorizer …

Former Councilwoman Refusing To Leave Job Leading Charter SchoolRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

PODCAST: How To Support Neighborhood Detroit Businesses, Water To Come Back On In Detroit Schools & Your News

Oct 9, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

This is your Daily Detroit podcast recorded on October 9, 2018. Our guest for the show is Detroit City Councilman James Tate, to talk about the upcoming "Cash Flash" in Detroit's District …

PODCAST: How To Support Neighborhood Detroit Businesses, Water To Come Back On In Detroit Schools & Your NewsRead More

Filed Under: Business, City Of Detroit, Development, Doing Good, East Riverfront, Education, Rivertown

DIA Sees Record Number Of Student Visitors In 2017-2018 School Year

Sep 17, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

The Detroit Institute of Arts says a record 73,239 students visited the museum on field trips last school year. That’s an increase of almost 6,000 students from the previous year. Of these, about …

DIA Sees Record Number Of Student Visitors In 2017-2018 School YearRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Cultural Center, Education

Detroit Public School District Opens With Water Coolers & Bottles Instead Of Drinking Fountains

Sep 5, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

Students started the first day of classes in the Detroit Public Schools Community District with water coolers and bottled water in lieu of drinking fountains. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti ordered …

Detroit Public School District Opens With Water Coolers & Bottles Instead Of Drinking FountainsRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

LISTEN: Could Highland Park Get A New High School? An Interview With School Board President Alexis Ramsey

May 16, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

Highland Park’s school district is a shadow of its former self following years of state emergency management, the closure of its high school in 2015 and its subsequent demolition. But the district is …

LISTEN: Could Highland Park Get A New High School? An Interview With School Board President Alexis RamseyRead More

Filed Under: Education, Highland Park, Wayne County

News Byte Podcast: New MoGo Bikes, Jefferson Bike Lanes, Facebook Funding Training In Detroit And A New Highland Park High School?

May 15, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

From the bustling heart of Midtown over a couple Faygo pops, this is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Here are your stories for today. Jefferson on the east side is …

News Byte Podcast: New MoGo Bikes, Jefferson Bike Lanes, Facebook Funding Training In Detroit And A New Highland Park High School?Read More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, Education, Podcasts, Transit Tagged With: Adaptive Bikes, Bike Lanes, Facebook, Grand Circus, MoGo

News Byte Podcast: PGA Tour Coming To The Motor City, Growing Detroit’s Young Talent & More

May 8, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast for Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Development gets moving at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull...   The PGA Tour looks like it's coming to Detroit. What …

News Byte Podcast: PGA Tour Coming To The Motor City, Growing Detroit’s Young Talent & MoreRead More

Filed Under: CBD, City Of Detroit, Corktown, Development, Doing Good, Education, Food + Drink, Sherwood Forest, University District

PODCAST – Detroit: Become Human, The Largest Robotics Competition In The World Comes To Detroit, Daffodils & More

Apr 23, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Monday, April 23, 2018 recorded in beautiful Grand Circus Park. A video game set in Detroit, "Detroit: Become Human" is about to launch. A playable demo …

PODCAST – Detroit: Become Human, The Largest Robotics Competition In The World Comes To Detroit, Daffodils & MoreRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Doing Good, Education, Policy, Tech, Transit, Wayne County Tagged With: Daffodils, Detroit Become Human

Facing Dead-Last National Test Scores, Detroit’s Public School District Approves New Teaching Materials

Apr 12, 2018 by Amanda Rahn

The Detroit school board Tuesday adopted a new, $7.1 million curriculum that Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says is a key part of his plan to bring Detroit schools up from the bottom of national …

Facing Dead-Last National Test Scores, Detroit’s Public School District Approves New Teaching MaterialsRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

PODCAST: Detroit Nonprofit Day, Warren Wants To Create A Downtown, Detroit Councilman Sued & More

Mar 31, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Saturday, March 31, 2018. -The suburb of Warren is trying to create a downtown -A Detroit councilman is being sued -Local furniture maker …

PODCAST: Detroit Nonprofit Day, Warren Wants To Create A Downtown, Detroit Councilman Sued & MoreRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, Doing Good, Education, Macomb County, Podcasts, Warren Tagged With: Detroit, Detroit nonprofit day, Development, education, Michigan, Warren

Michigan’s Schools Are In Deep Trouble But There Is Hope To Fix Them With Ron French, Bridge Magazine

Mar 22, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

Michigan's schools are in trouble. Although many parents believe their school and their teacher are fine, compared to the rest of the nation the state ranks very poorly. It wasn't always this way. …

Michigan’s Schools Are In Deep Trouble But There Is Hope To Fix Them With Ron French, Bridge MagazineRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Macomb County, Oakland County, Podcasts, Wayne County Tagged With: Bridge Magazine, Michigan Schools, Ron French

News Byte Podcast For 3/15/18: There’s A New Mass Transit Plan, Castalia Cocktail Bar, NCAA Hitting Detroit & More

Mar 15, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Thursday, March 15th, 2018. Wayne County Exec Warren Evans has a new plan to improve regional transit March Madness comes to Detroit GM invests in …

News Byte Podcast For 3/15/18: There’s A New Mass Transit Plan, Castalia Cocktail Bar, NCAA Hitting Detroit & MoreRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Transit

A Mold-Infested Detroit School Will Be Closed For The Rest Of The Year

Mar 15, 2018 by Erin Einhorn

A water-damaged, mold-infested elementary school building in northwest Detroit will be closed for the rest of the school year while crews replace the roof and make other repairs. District …

A Mold-Infested Detroit School Will Be Closed For The Rest Of The YearRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

7 Of Detroit’s Best Chefs Come Together For An Evening Of Awesome Food To Help Raise Money For Detroit Prep

Feb 21, 2018 by Shianne Nocerini

What happens when seven of Detroit's best chefs come together to cook? Well, first of all I'm pretty sure that the food is going to be amazing. And secondly, there is probably a really cool …

7 Of Detroit’s Best Chefs Come Together For An Evening Of Awesome Food To Help Raise Money For Detroit PrepRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Doing Good, Education, Food + Drink, Indian Village, Southfield

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Is Looking For Ways To Impact Schools

Feb 9, 2018 by Erin Einhorn

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan

After largely steering clear of education during his first term, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is now looking for ways to become more invested in the city schools. City Hall is already leading an …

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Is Looking For Ways To Impact SchoolsRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

Detroit Teachers Working Second Jobs May Have To Begin Disclosing Them To District

Jan 24, 2018 by Amanda Rahn

Teachers and staff in Detroit’s main school district could soon have to tell their supervisors if they are supplementing their salaries with a side job. The school board’s policy committee last …

Detroit Teachers Working Second Jobs May Have To Begin Disclosing Them To DistrictRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education Tagged With: Detroit, education, Side Jobs, Teachers

Auto Supplier Flex-N-Gate Will Hire 400+ Employees, Focus On Detroit Residents

Jan 23, 2018 by Shianne Nocerini

The largest investment by an auto supplier in the City of Detroit in over 20 years is well underway. Auto supplier Flex-N-Gate Detroit will soon be hiring over 400 employees. The positions will …

Auto Supplier Flex-N-Gate Will Hire 400+ Employees, Focus On Detroit ResidentsRead More

Filed Under: Business, Cars, City Of Detroit, Development, Education, News

Michigan Science Center Makes It To Top 15 In The US2020 STEM Coalition Challenge

Jan 22, 2018 by Shianne Nocerini

The Michigan Science Center has been named on of the finalists in the US2020 STEM Coalition Challenge. Judges for the competition looked at how each organization incorporated science, technology, …

Michigan Science Center Makes It To Top 15 In The US2020 STEM Coalition ChallengeRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Culture, Education, Midtown

Elite Detroit High Schools Like Cass Tech & Renaissance Move Beyond Test Scores For Admittance

Jan 20, 2018 by Erin Einhorn

Detroit’s main school district is changing the way it decides which students gain entry to the city’s elite high schools. Students applying to Cass Technical High School, Renaissance High School …

Elite Detroit High Schools Like Cass Tech & Renaissance Move Beyond Test Scores For AdmittanceRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

NEWS BYTE: School Funding Changes To Benefit Charters, Royal Oak City Buses, Belle Isle Draft Plans & Attracting Mobility Companies

Jan 19, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte for Friday, January 19. On the docket today: The State of Michigan is on the verge of changing public school funding to benefit charters Detroit didn't …

NEWS BYTE: School Funding Changes To Benefit Charters, Royal Oak City Buses, Belle Isle Draft Plans & Attracting Mobility CompaniesRead More

Filed Under: Belle Isle, Cars, City Of Detroit, Development, Education, Oakland County, Podcasts, Policy, Royal Oak, Wayne County

City Year Detroit Raises $110,000 During Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast

Nov 17, 2017 by Shianne Nocerini

On Thursday morning I went to City Year's 7th annual Women's Leadership Breakfast. Every year, City Year Detroit holds this breakfast as a way to discuss empowering young Detroiters. This year the …

City Year Detroit Raises $110,000 During Annual Women’s Leadership BreakfastRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Doing Good, Education

$50 Million Effort Aims To Improve Lives Of Detroit Kids

Nov 10, 2017 by Erin Einhorn

The two major foundations behind the creation of a ten-year plan to improve the lives of Detroit’s youngest children are putting up $50 million to help put the plan into action. As they unveiled the …

$50 Million Effort Aims To Improve Lives Of Detroit KidsRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education

Dozens Of Detroit Schools Added To State’s List For Low Test Scores, But Forced Closure Not A Threat For Now

Nov 3, 2017 by Erin Einhorn

More than two dozen struggling Detroit schools will likely be added to the state’s “partnership” program after posting years of rock-bottom test scores. That will bring to 50 the number of Detroit …

Dozens Of Detroit Schools Added To State’s List For Low Test Scores, But Forced Closure Not A Threat For NowRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education Tagged With: Detroit schools, education, Michigan

Detroiter Named A Top 10 Hero By CNN, Needs Your Vote To Be “Hero Of The Year”

Nov 3, 2017 by Daily Detroit Staff

When it comes to programs that help kids, it's difficult to match the determination and results of the Downtown Boxing Gym on the near east side of the city. Khali Sweeney (we’ve had him as a guest …

Detroiter Named A Top 10 Hero By CNN, Needs Your Vote To Be “Hero Of The Year”Read More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Doing Good, Education, Islandview Tagged With: CNN Heroes, Detroit, Downtown Boxing Gym

73% Of Metro Detroit High Schoolers Go On To College. Only 35% Of Those Kids Get A Degree.

Oct 16, 2017 by Jer Staes

It's a sobering statistic, especially as the world moves more and more toward technology- and information-related careers. According to data from Michigan’s Center for Educational Performance and …

73% Of Metro Detroit High Schoolers Go On To College. Only 35% Of Those Kids Get A Degree.Read More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County

The Pizza And Prizes Michigan Schools Use To Lure Students On Count Day Are ‘Unfortunate.’ But Is There A Better Way?

Oct 8, 2017 by Erin Einhorn

Schools across the state brought out donuts, dinosaurs, smoothies and all manor of special events on Wednesday to lure as many students to school as humanly possible. It’s all part of a school …

The Pizza And Prizes Michigan Schools Use To Lure Students On Count Day Are ‘Unfortunate.’ But Is There A Better Way?Read More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Education, Macomb County, Oakland County, Policy, Wayne County

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