Come and experience the animals at the Farmington Hills Nature Center – up close! The new Animal Encounters program will take place every Thursday fromDecember 5 – 26 from 11 … Keep Reading…
Get outside and enjoy nature on the day after Thanksgiving! The Farmington Hills Nature Center is hosting the annual “Thanksgiving for Nature” event on Friday, November 29 from 2 to … Keep Reading…
Access to higher education is one of the key drivers of economic mobility, particularly in a city like Detroit where poverty rates, according to the University of Michigan, are “nearly … Keep Reading…
Wayne State University today announced the establishment of the Heart of Detroit Tuition Pledge, which will provide free tuition for graduates of a Detroit high school or Detroit residents earning … Keep Reading…
Most parents have the same concern: making sure their young drivers return home safely. This fall, metro Detroit parents can take advantage of an opportunity to enhance the safety of … Keep Reading…
It didn’t take Detroit expat Benita Miller long to figure out that Jaymon English, a fourth-grader at Durfee Elementary-Middle School in Detroit, really liked art. During a book-writing tutoring session … Keep Reading…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…