education

Dan Varner went to law school, dreaming he could change the world. When he got out, he got a job at a firm that handled class-action discrimination…

Today is a big day in the bankruptcy proceedings for the city of Detroit.Votes are due from creditors on whether to approve the city's restructuring plan.…

(This story originally appeared on Michigan Radio on Sept. 6, 2013.) What if something other than jobs could rebuild Detroit?What if the purpose of…

There’s a war raging in Lansing over the future of academic testing in Michigan.Last fall, Michigan school kids took what was supposed to be their last…

Higher education is abuzz right now with excitement over MOOCs---massive open online courses---that have the potential to open up classes typically held…

Last week I finally got to meet up with some students I've been in touch with over email for a long time. Chris Reynolds first told me about his…

I don't know about you, but I feel like any gap I had in my knowledge about disparities and inequity between schools was closed by Jennifer Guerra's…

A high poverty school in Wayne County is so afraid of the repercussions of speaking honestly about their challenges with staffing, student achievement and…

This week Jennifer Guerra will take us along as she spends time in fifth grade in two metro Detroit school districts.The districts have very different…

Gather round the radio, iPod, or what have you and listen in as Jennifer Guerra takes us into fifth grade in two school districts with very different…