Education

How Khali Sweeney transformed the Downtown Boxing Gym to help Detroit students in the pandemic

These days, Downtown Boxing Gym founder and CEO Khali Sweeney is at the gym on Detroit’s east side by 6:30…

4 years ago

Metro Detroit teacher-parents’ back-to-school options leave them scrambling and stretched thin

“Many people tell me I’m lucky to be a teacher, but they don’t understand that after trying to teach and…

4 years ago

14 things to keep you busy — and smiling — in Detroit this week

With so much sadness and worry surrounding the impact of COVID-19, staying positive isn't always easy. So, for this week's…

5 years ago

The revamped Detroit bookmobile is bringing the library to residents, computers and all

The Detroit Public Library is expanding outreach and offerings with the Mobile Library, building on the 79-year-old bookmobile program.

5 years ago

At this high-achieving Detroit elementary school, parents and teachers fear a state reading mandate will still leave kids behind

By Damon Mitchell On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, Gwendolyn Harris recited vowel sounds from her brightly decorated classroom…

5 years ago

Detroit’s libraries are no longer charging late fees

Photo by Na Urchin from Pexels A little good news for the frequent book borrowers out there: the Detroit Public Library is no longer…

5 years ago

Amidst Brightmoor’s vacant lots, these young Detroit farmers are growing crops — and battling food insecurity

The Youth Grow Brightmoor program, founded in 2014 by Brightmoor residents Bill and Billie Hickey, teaches neighborhood youth to grow,…

5 years ago

Why the University of Michigan is eyeing a bigger slice of Detroit

In many ways, the school has been able to operate in bucolic Ann Arbor while existing wholly separate from Detroit:…

6 years ago