3/19/20: One Detroit: Coronavirus & Education / Dave Massaron / Governor Whitmer / Marie Woo

Mar 19, 2020

Tonight on One Detroit:

GOVERNOR WHITMER: Governor Whitmer talks with Christy McDonald about COVID-19. Topics include the state effort to provide medical personnel with masks and other necessary supplies, when schools might be back in session and what we can all do as citizens to stop community spread of the disease and help other in this time of crisis.
CORONAVIRUS & EDUCATION: Christy talks with Detroit Public TV’s manager of early education initiatives, Tara Hardy, about the ways teachers, parents, and caregivers can help students keep up with learning while schools are shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak
MARIE WOO: A special One Detroit report on this year’s Kresge Eminent Artist, 91-year-old ceramicist Marie Woo
CITY OF DETROIT CFO: Nolan Finley sits down with City of Detroit CFO Dave Massaron to discuss the controversy over inflated property taxes for city homeowners and to get an update on the state of the city’s finances.
- Watch Nolan’s online exclusive extended interview with City of Detroit CFO Dave Massaron below.

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