What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
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 Education that finds tht funding for Michigan's public schools has dropped more severely than in any other state over the past quarter-century. We're now dead last among states for …
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 across the street from the iconic Fisher Building. Starting in January 2019, the 12,000 square-foot Detroit campus will offer 31 courses in business, health care, technology and …
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 install water hydration stations. Water fountains were shut off at the beginning of the academic year at all Detroit public schools after finding unacceptable levels of lead and …
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 Bay Mills Community College says it’ll seek a court order for her removal and is appointing a conservator to oversee the school. It’s also temporarily suspended the school …
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 1. Your Detroit stories: - Detroit’s getting yet another luxury apartment building, with rents in the $2,500 a month range for 1,000 square feet. And it’s going to be designed by a …
Earlier this week we talked about an incident where on a Delta flight from Detroit, according to Dr. Tamika Cross, she was denied the ability to help a fellow passenger in distress by the flight crew. Delta Airlines released a statement yesterday that they’re doing a full investigation, and said in part: We are troubled …
