No More Overdue Fines…@ Your Detroit Public Library
Guess what is happening at your Detroit Public Library (DPL) in September? NO FINES! You read that correctly. For the first time in 154 years, the DPL will no longer … Keep Reading…
Learning & Libraries
NEW! Homeschool Nature Programs for Ages 12 to 16 at the Farmington Hills Nature Center
Enrich your child’s knowledge and connection with the natural world with Homeschool Nature Programs at the Farmington Hills Nature Center. A naturalist will lead field study experiences outdoors, investigating different … Keep Reading…
Clarkston Library named Best Library in Southeast Michigan
Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, was named the Best Library in Southeast Michigan by Click on Detroit. WDIV Channel 4 included libraries in their “Best of the Best” competition this … Keep Reading…
Four Detroit charter schools get $3.5M to go from ‘good to great’
A $3.5 million pilot program that infuses cash into four non-profit charter schools is paying for teacher retention bonuses, new curriculum and building and technology improvements. The Detroit Children’s Fund, a nonprofit organization in Detroit, … Keep Reading…
3 Metro Detroit high schools ranked among top 70 in US
Three high schools in Metro Detroit are ranked among the top public high schools in the country. Niche released their 2020 best schools list, ranking the best schools and districts … Keep Reading…
For the first time, Detroit’s Teach for America teachers have been trained locally
A national teacher training program is preparing its next crop of Detroit-based teachers in the city, a shift from past practice that also has paved the way for new summer … Keep Reading…
Detroit finds grammar answers, advice behind tiny table
Last September, Ellen Jovin started setting up a folding table and chair on the sidewalk in front of her Manhattan apartment. She’d sit and wait for people to approach her … Keep Reading…
L’Anse Creuse Foundation launches first Dinner Creuse
The L’Anse Creuse Foundation is inviting supporters to “creuse” into the sunset with a new fundraising event hosted on Ovation yacht this summer. The Pauline Pavlick Memorial Sunset Dinner Creuse … Keep Reading…
Detroit students send postcards around the world
Henry Heaselgrave painstakingly colors the feathers of the kingfisher bird a bright blue. More precisely, “It’s a belted kingfisher. We’re studying birds right now,” said Henry, 9, motioning to one … Keep Reading…
BonusDrive co-founder gives $1 million to Pontiac school for new science, art, technology wing
Tim Easterwood, co-founder and co-CEO of BonusDrive LLC, has made a $1 million gift to Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy in Pontiac. The donation will support the costs … Keep Reading…
Akoaki designs a new future for Detroit’s Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Detroit Cultivator, a six-acre urban plan developed between design firm Akoaki and the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm (OAUF), uses architecture and community organizing to help formalize a legacy urban farm … Keep Reading…
Detroit schools grows career path offerings with WCCCD
Detroit public schools will offer more dual enrollment options through Wayne County Community College District for high school students seeking pathways to jobs in a variety of industries. Detroit Public … Keep Reading…
Language & Literacy Lab is looking for research particpants
At the Language and Literacy Lab, on Ann Arbor’s U of M campus, they study how children learn to speak and to read. They are especially interested in bilingualism and … Keep Reading…
MARYGROVE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTE OF DETROIT STUDIES & 2019 “DEFINING DETROIT” SERIES
Marygrove College is pleased to announce Dr. Shaun S. Nethercott as executive director of the college’s Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS). This appointment was made ahead of IDS’s Defining Detroit … Keep Reading…
Finalists present bold visions for the future of Detroit’s museum district
The future of Detroit’s museum district—an area within striking distance of the city’s revitalized downtown that has 12 cultural institutions—received bold ideas and insights into what urban architects and landscape … Keep Reading…
Red Wings player, Justin Abdelkader announces his own children’s book
Soon, students participating in Justin Abdelkader’s reading program called Abby’s All Stars may be able to read a book written by the program’s namesake. The Muskegon native and 10-year Red … Keep Reading…
Event Details: Shakespeare’s Hamlet
William Shakespeare’s iconic play, Hamlet, will be presented Feb. 8-10 and Feb. 15-17 in the Kreft Center Black Box Theater. Directed by Concordia University Ann Arbor’s longtime theater director Gerald … Keep Reading…
Rapper Nas to perform with Detroit Symphony Orchestra in March
Rapper Nas will perform with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as a culmination of Detroit Pistons Black History Month festivities on March 5. Tickets may be purchased starting Saturday, January 26. … Keep Reading…
See the world’s greatest inventions on display at Cranbrook
At the Cranbrook Institute of Science you can find “Da Vinci Machines and Robotics” exhibit. He was one of the greatest inventors the world has ever known and now, some of his … Keep Reading…
New superintendent gets a good grade in first year of Detroit turnaround
The Detroit district superintendent received high marks from the school board after his first year, a vote of confidence for his effort to turn around what is maybe the nation’s most troubled … Keep Reading…