pandemic

Michigan student achievement has improved in some areas, but gaps still exist between the highest performing students and the lowest performing ones.

Deadline day for the United Auto Workers, what the end of pandemic relief funds could mean for child care centers, and a package of bills to make abortion care more accessible.

While many sectors of the economy seem to be shakier than they were pre-pandemic, entrepreneurship in Michigan still seems to be going strong. We talked to Brian Calley, president and CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan, about the outlook for small business in the state.

Today, how the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will impact what Michigan’s COVID data collection looks like. Then, how one Oakland County resident's fight for home equity has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus, a new book offers a definition of “culture,” and how business and marketing experts use it as a powerful tool.

Today, a look into a long lost shipwreck recently discovered in the Great Lakes. Plus, we spoke with an author and medical historian about where we are in the trajectory of the COVID pandemic — three years after it began.

But researchers say the change does not overcome the shortfalls tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michigan Radio's investigation into conditions in the Wayne County Jail during COVID.

Understanding what the current dip in COVID cases means in the greater scope of the pandemic. A look into Frances Kai-Hwa Wang's new poetry collection, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair is in Braids. How pursuing your dream job can foster workplace inequality.

The study finds lockdowns likely saved lives. But it also finds the economic impact is more “nuanced.”

How kids, families, and schools dealt with past pandemics. Plus, a BuzzFeed investigation shines critical light on the use of FBI informants in Whitmer kidnapping case. And, the legacy of Michigan’s Native boarding schools—and how tribes are reclaiming what was lost.