Farmington Hills City-Wide Open House
Sunday, September 30 from Noon to 4 p.m. Come join the fun at the City of Farmington Hills Open House on Sunday, September 30 from noon to 4 p.m. on … Keep Reading…
Learning & Libraries
VIDEO -Good Samaritans bringing bottled water to Detroit schools
A teachers union had already collected bottled water but it needed help to ship it to students.On Thursday, a local window retailer delivered the water to a company that provided … Keep Reading…
Later High School Start Times Should Stay Local Decision – Michigan Capitol Confidential
Oakland County’s Berkley School District is giving its high schoolers more time to sleep in, reports The Detroit News. While some may say the district is just encouraging teenaged laziness, the evidence … Keep Reading…
Fine Art Photography with a Master/ Schoolcraft College
Spend an evening with Monte Nagler, a renowned photographer, writer, lecturer and teacher of photography. Let him teach you to see photographs as a way to experience beauty. Learn about … Keep Reading…
For Michigan’s 3- and 4-year-olds with special needs, ‘it’s hard’ to find a place to learn
Nicole Maloy has been trying to get her son Alexander into a preschool that can address his speech delay since the day he turned 3. When he was younger, he … Keep Reading…
2018 Think HBCU Scholarship applications now being accepted – WXYZ.com
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit in conjunction with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Alpha Rho Omega Chapter is proud to announce the 2018 “Think HBCU” Scholarship. The purpose of … Keep Reading…
Wayne State greenlights 2.9% tuition increase | Crain’s Detroit Business
Wayne State University will raise tuition 2.9 percent for the 2018-19 school year.The school’s board of governors approved a $655 million budget Friday, including the hike of $10.84 per credit … Keep Reading…
7 out of 10 children in Detroit can’t swim – WXYZ.com
Swimming pools have opened, but several children in the metro-Detroit area don’t know how to swim and are at risk of drowning. According to USA Swimming 70 percent of African … Keep Reading…
Three schools and 700 students in limbo following board decision
Three Detroit charter schools face renewed uncertainty after two school board panels voiced opposition to renewing their contracts. Murphy, Trix, and Stewart academies were removed from the city’s main district … Keep Reading…
Mitch Albom: Heroic amputee lost leg but found something special
It’s coming on graduation season, but I’ve already heard the best commencement speech of the year. It wasn’t delivered in a cap and gown, over a microphone, or to the … Keep Reading…
Detroit, MI Arts – Business – Technology College News | Lawrence Tech
Two teams from Lawrence Technological University took first and third place in the SourceAmerica Design Challenge, a national competition to design workplace products that improve the employability of people with … Keep Reading…
Event | Detroit Public Library
Detroit Public Library Author Series Presents: 2nd Annual So,You Want to be a Writer…Now What? Published authors share their experiences and advice on taking your book from concept to publication. … Keep Reading…
81st Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition | Detroit Institute of Arts | Art Showing | Detroit Metro Times
Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition You know what they say — children are the future. This idiom is best illustrated by the 81st Detroit Public Schools Community District … Keep Reading…
Co-founder of Cornerstone Schools inducted into prestigious…
Cornerstone Schools in Detroit announced its Co-founder and former CEO of Cornerstone Schools, William Clark Durant III, was one of five people who were inducted into the prestigious association of … Keep Reading…
Former Starbucks Exec, World-Renowned Geophysicist to Speak at Commencement
Wanda Herndon, former executive of Starbucks, will speak at MSU Commencement, on Saturday, May 4th, in East Lansing. Herndon will speak at the undergraduate convocation in the Breslin Center at … Keep Reading…
Great Lakes Art Fair | GENERATION NEXT
Calling all School Art Departments! One of the main goals established by event founder, Blair M. Bowman, owner and operator of the Suburban Collection Showplace, is to encourage the participation … Keep Reading…
From Detroit To The Ivy League: One Student’s Journey [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Driving down Waterman Street in Mexicantown in Southwest Detroit you pass boarded up houses, closed down businesses, and other things that make up too much of the city.Until you get … Keep Reading…
Metro Detroit’s Biggest And Best Used Book And Media Sale Returns!
Bookstock is back, offering unbelievable deals on used books and media Sunday, April 22 through Sunday, April 29 at Livonia’s Laurel Park Place. Bargains abound at Bookstock, metro Detroit’s biggest … Keep Reading…
18 Trusty Detroit Coffee Shops and Restaurants With Free Wi-Fi
There are a lot of advantages to working remotely. Pants are a suggestion rather than a requirement, there’s no need to pack a lunch, and the internet connections are reliable. … Keep Reading…
The night Martin Luther King Jr. came to Grosse Pointe
On May 5, 1974, the Free Press’ “Detroit” magazine published an essay by Jude Huetteman about bringing Martin Luther King Jr. to Grosse Pointe High School in March 1964. Heutteman, … Keep Reading…