It was September 2023, and I was reading a poem I’d written, “Andy’s Attic,” as part of a playput on by Teen Hype, a youth development program in Detroit. The group’s student organizers curated a ...

Why go the write-in route? For one, it allows candidates to skip the signature-gathering requirement needed to qualify for the ballot. But the trade-off is steep: Write-in campaigns are harder to ...

Chalkbeat Detroit interviewed more than a dozen Detroit youth and adult youth leaders who say safety concerns weigh heavily with young people in the city. Experts say safety concerns can impact a ...

As the Detroit school district continues to explore ways to reduce chronic absenteeism, providing bicycles to students could ...

A questionable death and the closing of some beautiful buildings has me questioning a neighborhood I have grown to love. And worrying about what happens next ...

Federal budget bill will cost the average ratepayer $320 a year and eliminate 19,000 jobs by 2035, study finds.

The Wayne County Commission approved $1.5 million in settlements for 11 underpaid libraries, while other libraries must pay back undue money.

The new plan will increase the number of self-contained classrooms for ESE students, but services will be offered in fewer schools.