Category: Education
Bookstock 2023 raises money for literacy, educatio...
Posted by Jonathan Shead | Apr 11, 2023 | ABJ Clips, American Black Journal, Education, Literature | 0
Wayne State University, Henry Ford College create ...
Posted by Jonathan Shead | Mar 30, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Education, Future of Work, News, One Detroit | 0
Helpful Resources for Coping After A School Shooti...
Posted by Jonathan Shead | Feb 14, 2023 | Education, News, One Detroit | 0
3/24/22: COVID313 – Child Tax Credits, Housi...
Posted by Madison Wood | Mar 24, 2022 | COVID313 Town Hall, Education Clip, Partner Content | 0
3/10/22: COVID313 – Mask Mandates and COVID ...
Posted by Madison Wood | Mar 10, 2022 | COVID313 Town Hall, Education Clip, Partner Content | 0
2/24/22: COVID313 – Youth-Led Town Hall on Mental Health
by Madison Wood | Feb 25, 2022
Conversation led by a panel of Detroit youth, sharing their mental health and wellness needs – plus presentations from community partners and mental health services organizations, sharing vital resources and how to access them. Also addressed is domestic abuse, dating violence, and ways to get help.
Read MoreMichigan’s High Childcare Costs Continue As Financial Assistance Remains Untapped
by Jonathan Shead | Feb 10, 2022
While 35% of Michigan’s children five years and under qualify for childcare subsidies, only...
Read More1/27/22: COVID313 – Virtual & In-Person Learning, Omicron Variant Updates
by Jonathan Shead | Jan 28, 2022
Detroit Public Schools Community District Assistant Superintendent Alycia Meriweather updates parents and families on the districts conversations around virtual versus in-person learning for its students. Dr. Eric McGrath, MD of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Wayne Pediatrics, Inc. shares more information about the COVID-19 Omicron variant that continues to spread rapidly, Plus, special guest U.S. Senator Gary Peters, who shares what he’s been working on in Washington D.C. in regards to the nation’s federal response to COVID-19.
Read MoreIn the Wake of Oxford, Schools Deal with Difficult Questions
by Jonathan Shead | Dec 9, 2021
The aftermath of the Oxford school shooting left ripple effects across Michigan communities this past week, closing more than a dozen schools and leaving students, parents and teachers fearful and having to cope. One Detroit’s Christy McDonald speaks with Oakland Schools Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Karen Anthony on how she’s supporting the Oxford community in the wake of the school shooting.
Read MoreEducators react to Oxford High School shooting and how they’re supporting students
by Jonathan Shead | Dec 9, 2021
Following the Oxford High School shooting Nov. 30, teachers from across metro Detroit connected with PBS NewHours’ Student Reporting Labs to share their perspectives and how they’re supporting students.
Read MorePBS NewsHour | Rising COVID Cases Causing Turmoil for Michigan Schools as Flu Season Arrives
by Jonathan Shead | Nov 30, 2021
As the first snows of the season begin to fall in Michigan, school leaders dealing with staffing shortages across their districts are facing yet another conundrum: what to do about a flu season that’s arrived alongside a major spike in COVID-19 cases.
Read MoreTeachers Talk: How Educators Are Grappling with Shortages, Demands
by Jonathan Shead | Nov 18, 2021
Teaching has always been a challenging job, but today’s educators are leaving the profession in droves. With fewer educators on deck, districts have been forced to make decisions that have an impact on children’s education. As teachers grapple with some of the most challenging years of their career, providing for children’s academic, social and emotional needs, One Detroit’s Christy McDonald sat down with two local teachers to get educated on the challenges they continue to face.
Read More9/9/21: One Detroit Education Town Hall: What really matters in education?
by Cheryl Jones | Sep 9, 2021
Join DPTV Thursday, January 28 at 4:30pm ET for this important conversation about the state of education.
Read MoreBridgeDetroit | The Class of 2021 navigates COVID, as well as college
by Lea Vigi | Apr 7, 2021
For Detroit high school students, applying to college in a pandemic brings new concerns and questions about “the right path.”
Read MoreChalkbeat Detroit: High teacher turnover is hurting Michigan’s most vulnerable students
by Lea Vigi | Mar 30, 2021
Frequent turnover at the front of the classroom takes a steep toll on student learning, especially in low-income communities where students most need stable schools.
Read MoreChalkbeat Detroit: Michigan lost 62,000 students this fall, thousands more than estimated
by Zosette Guir | Mar 18, 2021
Declining enrollment is a sign of a turbulent year for Michigan students. If the trend doesn’t reverse, it could also spell financial problems for districts across the state.
Read MoreGen Z on a Post-COVID future
by Zosette Guir | Mar 12, 2021
From the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: how kids feel about a post-COVID future.
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News From Around Detroit
- New Bargain Block season, same appraisal problemsby Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Season three of HGTV’s Bargain Block will be out this summer. But even national airtime can’t bypass Detroit’s homebuying stressors.
- Detroit’s public safety plan for downtown this summerby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Visitors can expect more officers on the streets, rooftops and in police towers, wayfinding signage and additional security screenings at some event spaces.
- Mumford grad prioritizes health in Detroit’s Fitzgerald neighborhoodby Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Siblings Corina Malone and Corey Williams are inviting Detroiters to free yoga classes on Friday evenings to support healthy habits.
- Detroit police board chair assures ‘transparency’ amid investigations by Christine Ferretti and Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Citizen complaint records seized, two staffers on administrative leave amid multiple investigations into Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners and the Office of the Chief Investigator.
- Meet Detroit’s other ‘people mover,’ Michael Cunningham IIby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Cunningham has spent a decade advocating for transit justice in Detroit, but that isn’t his biggest fight. He’s also encountered homelessness, incarceration and mental health challenges.
National Headlines
- Ted Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' dies in federal prison at 81
Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," has died in federal prison, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Saturday.
- 4 Indigenous children found alive 40 days after plane crash in Amazon rainforest
Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive Friday, Colombian authorities announced, ending an intense search that gripped the nation.
- Attack in northern Mali kills UN peacekeeper, seriously injures 8
The peacekeepers, all from Burkina Faso, were part of a security patrol that was targeted first by an improvised explosive device and then by direct small arms fire seven kilometers from their base in the town of Ber, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.