U.S. Education Secretary's Bus Tour Rolls Into Detroit
Detroit is on U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's roll call Thursday.
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Detroit is on U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's roll call Thursday.
The Detroit Public Schools says more students showed up this year than last for the first day of school, but the number still isn't where it should be.
Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts went back to the classroom Tuesday morning to visit four of the city's schools as the fall semester began.
As a new school year gets underway, officials in the Detroit Public School district are putting new security procedures to the test.
The Emergency Manager for the Detroit Public Schools says safety is the number one problem facing the district.
DPS, Detroit Police Department, Michigan State Police and citizen patrollers announce an unprecedented multi-agency/community-wide school safety initiative.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said he's looking forward to seeing what Detroit schools are doing to improve.
The deficit-plagued Detroit Public Schools has put on a big push to make sure students are at their desks when classes start to help kick off the learning process and save several million dollars in state funding.
Detroit Public Schools' high-energy Back-to-School Parade and Rally are back for the third year in a row.
State education officials have placed 98 schools on their annual list of Michigan's persistently lowest-achieving schools.
A former bookkeeper for the Detroit Public Schools has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for stealing money from the district.
Nearly four dozen Detroit Public Schools attendance agents and parent organizers are knocking on doors to drive home the district's message on the importance of attendance.
Detroit Children's Museum and Detroit Public Schools are partnering to offer free museum admission for kids, free immunizations, backpacks and flash card kits during an enrollment drive event.
Starting this fall, all Detroit Public Schools students in grades K-12 will receive breakfast, lunch and snacks at no charge in an effort to ensure all children receive healthy meals, regardless of income.
Teachers and staff from Detroit Public Schools marched and picketed outside of Emergency Manger Roy Roberts's office, unhappy about the changes to their contract.
A union representing hundreds of Detroit Public School employees plans to file a federal lawsuit over wage concessions being mandated by the district.
Hundreds of Detroit Public School special education teacher assistants, special education bus attendants, food service workers and school technicians are expected to gather Friday afternoon for an emergency meeting.
The 11-member group was created by the governor to focus on identifying the five lowest-performing schools in Detroit and across the state and then improving them.
A lawsuit filed in federal court aims to stop the Detroit Public Schools from imposing a 10 percent pay cut on employees.
The head the teachers union vows to fight, after the Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager imposed a 10-percent pay cut on all district employees.
"First Day, Every Day -- All Day" -- That's the theme for this year's Detroit Public School's enrollment campaign.
Some good news for Detroit Public School teachers: About 3,800 teachers are being called back to work after receiving pink slips.
Because of the heat wave, many summer school classes have been cancelled for Friday.
Detroit Public School teachers should receive notice this week about the status of their employment. DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said "Safety is a major issue" in the district.
"Crumbs." That's what a committee member overseeing construction of the Detroit Public Schools says Detroiters are getting in the way of jobs.
Thanks to the incredible kindness of a stranger a little girl from Westland has a whole new outlook on life.
For nurse practitioners like Natasha Weems, their concerns lie in how these decisions could impact some of our most vulnerable families.
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
Police are encouraging residents in Northville Township to stay alert after a woman's car was robbed at a local day care.
The entire fleet of school buses in Dearborn is now equipped with five exterior cameras, powered by AI technology called "Ava."
For nurse practitioners like Natasha Weems, their concerns lie in how these decisions could impact some of our most vulnerable families.
The Michigan Attorney General's Office has issued the fifth of what will eventually be seven detailed reports on the topic of Catholic church clergy abuse in the state.
Three people are dead and two others injured in the aftermath of a house fire Monday along Wildemere Street in Detroit.
The bodies of two missing snowmobilers from Grand Haven were recovered amid icy water early Sunday in Western Michigan.
Thanks to the incredible kindness of a stranger a little girl from Westland has a whole new outlook on life.
A 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders about $42, which is around $15 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
Yanfeng will close its Romulus production facility, located at 9800 Inkster Road.
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Rob Reiner was the son of a comedy giant who became one himself with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally…" and "This is Spinal Tap."
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
The famed star sang and danced his way into America's heart through his illustrious career that has spanned nearly eight decades.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Rob Reiner was the son of a comedy giant who became one himself with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally…" and "This is Spinal Tap."
"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
Two people were killed and nine more were wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in a building on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said.
Thanks to the incredible kindness of a stranger a little girl from Westland has a whole new outlook on life.
For nurse practitioners like Natasha Weems, their concerns lie in how these decisions could impact some of our most vulnerable families.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
Monroe Public Schools' athletic director has been placed on leave over an upcoming podcast episode discussing an alleged transgender athlete.
Inge Performance Lab has a full-size Little League diamond, six batting cages with HitTrax technology and a world-class workout facility.
The Detroit Lions know what it takes to compete with the best in the loaded NFC after a 41-34 loss to the conference-leading Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
Matthew Stafford passed for 368 yards and hit Colby Parkinson for two touchdowns, and the NFC-leading Los Angeles Rams clinched a playoff berth with a furious second-half rally for a 41-34 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings, who have won four of five. Chicago dropped its fourth game in five.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Hundreds of thousands will line up along Woodward Avenue for America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
This week's roundtable discusses the economic outlook as the critical fourth quarter of 2025 plays out.
Thanks to the incredible kindness of a stranger, a little girl from Westland, Michigan, has a whole new outlook on life. Two-year-old Luna Miller received a kidney from a living donor over the summer.
After decades of guidance that recommended that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine the day they are born, a federal vaccine advisory committee voted to change that.
Three people are dead, and two others are injured in the aftermath of a house fire early Monday along Wildemere Street in Detroit's west side.
Police are encouraging residents in Northville Township to stay alert after a woman's car was robbed at a local day care.
Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington and his deputies pulled over unsuspecting drivers and handed out $250 gift cards courtesy of Kroger.