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Today, what Michigan voters hope the next president will do to help the economy. Also, studying up on candidates for the Detroit School board.Then, hurricane storm damage throws Michigan’s supply of needed synthetic medical fluids into turmoil. And, how a tradition of community service made Black sororities and fraternities an election force to be reckoned with.

Nearly two dozen people are running for three seats on the Detroit school board during a pivotal time for the school district. Only one of the three incumbents, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, is seeking re-election. That means there will be two new faces on the board, as members Misha Stallworth and Sonya Mays have opted not to seek re-election.

Nikolai Vitti, the superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, says the classroom experience will not be affected by the layoffs.

Public schools in Detroit will re-open for in-person learning in the fall, following an agreement with the city’s teachers’ union. Detroit Public Schools…

Faith leaders stood alongside Detroit public school officials in calling for more teachers to get vaccinated and return to classrooms. “We have a…

Many Detroit public school students would go back to their classrooms in-person, if their teachers would do the same. A survey conducted earlier this…

While teaching has long been considered a “feminine” job, with 76% of teachers being female in 2019, it hasn’t always been open to women of color. Not…

Michigan’s largest public school district will be re-opening to in-person instruction next week.Officials with Detroit Public Schools Community District…

Today on Stateside, new data finds that colleges and universities are now Michigan's biggest COVID-19 hot spots. We talk to an epidemiologist about the…

Some Detroit school teachers are not happy with a plan to return to the classroom this month during the COVID-19 pandemic. They took part in a car caravan…