high school

Education is one of the best ways to get ahead in America. So, why do so many young people from poor backgrounds drop out? An economic paper published…

Students across Michigan are in their senior year of high school, gearing up for graduation and trying to make plans for what to do next. The popular…

With college costs on the rise, more low-income students are questioning whether attending a university is the best direction to go after graduating high…

Last week I did a story about credit recovery and one high school's use of the online, after-school program to keep students at risk of failing "recover"…

Cody High School is on Detroit’s west side, in a neighborhood that struggles with blight, drugs and gangs.As Cody football coach Jimmie Knight says,…

I've been spending a lot of time at Cody's Medicine and Community Health Academy in Detroit for our next State of Opportunity documentary, and I thought…

Our colleague Jake Neher with the Michigan Public Radio Network filed a story today on high school dropout rate data. Turns out Michigan used to be really…

School is almost over for the year, and one Detroit high school has lots to celebrate. The entire graduating class has been accepted to college. Nearly…

The General Equivalency Diploma exam, better known as the GED test is harder as of today.American Radio Works has done an impressive series on the history…

Last week, I spent a day at River Rouge High School, which sits just on the other side of Detroit's southwest border. Based on the statistics, River Rouge…