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Thoughts on the president's weekend visit to Detroit, and Detroit’s new population stats. Schools observe more cannabis access among young people since recreational use was legalized. And novelist Debra Payne brings us a story of connection and renewal set in Northern Michigan.

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

Schools are increasingly becoming targets of ransomware attacks. In the attacks, criminal hackers find a way into a school’s computer network, then shut down the school's systems and hold its data hostage hoping for a payout.

On today's show, we spoke about gun-related police encounters and heard about a recent school lockdown. Plus, a novelist discussed her book and we heard about Isle Royale updates.

Michigan has been awarded up to $54 million for electric school buses in the first round of awards announced.

On today's show, we heard about why the number of flights to Northern Michigan is being reduced, and the troubles with finding psychiatric care during pregnancy. Plus, why this year's mosquito populations have taken a dive, and The Best Advice Show on tips for surviving middle school.

As the Omicron variant continues to spread across Michigan, a superintendent and a professor of public health join us to discuss COVID in schools and updated pandemic policies. Also, we take a look back into the rich history of hockey in Michigan.

In the wake of Tuesday's fatal shooting at Oxford High School, many distraught Michiganders are desperate for answers. A former school superintendent talks about managing community mental health response, and an expert weighs in on why these shootings happen.

Staff shortages are the story for this phase of the pandemic and perhaps one of the more difficult spaces this is playing out is in our public education system.

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.