Fall Student Count Day is taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and school districts across the state are doing everything they can to ensure that students show up to get counted. That’s because attendance rates recorded on Fall Count Day determines 90% of the state funding each dis...
She’s a track star, a state championship boys high school football coach, and now Candice Davis Price has set her eyes on girls flag football. As a young girl, she was called a wild child because she couldn’t sit still. Well, now that wild child attribute is turning lives around ...
Jocelyn Benson and John James used their first debate in Michigan’s governor’s race to draw sharp contrasts over the direction of the state. The Democratic and Republican candidates faced off at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, where they debated tariffs, health care, education, affordab...
A Warren man is c harged with attempted kidnapping after allegedly trying to lure children away from their school playground at Crescentwood Elementary School. The Eastpointe School District says the incident happened Sept. 24 , while students were on the playground. School surve...
With Count Day approaching, parents and educators say funding is more important than ever. In Michigan, each student represents $10,000 in state funding, making Count Day a critical step in ensuring the funding process is working. Learnetta Palmer is a parent who says her child's...
Some of the students outraged by Cornell University's handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape are directing their ire at the schools president, a longtime molecular physiology professor who has faced several crises since taking the top job. Michael Kotlikoff was Cornell...
The Education Department has extended its offer for a 1% interest rate reduction on student loan balance for certain borrowers who qualify. Borrowers have from now until the end of the year to sign up for auto pay and get the benefit. Once approved, they will keep that reduced ra...
A 4-year-old girl is dead and her mother and 10-year-old sister remain hospitalized, fighting for their lives, after a train struck the family near Ecorse High School over the weekend. Loved ones identified the girl as Raniyah Chambliss. Her father shared photos of her and said s...
A former assistant principal at a Detroit school has been sentenced in a sexual assault case involving a minor at his home. Jerome Younger, 55, was sentenced on Sept. 30 to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a relationship with a minor. A judge sentenced ...
Nearly 12,000 bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals five years ago. For the second straight year, Stephen King was the author most likely to...
A four-year college degree may no longer be the career requirement it once was. As companies struggle to fill jobs and industries evolve faster than traditional education systems can keep up, more employers are shifting toward skills-based hiring focusing on experience, certifica...
The push to end daylight saving time has hit a Senate wall, with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., saying approval of the Sunshine Protection Act would leave Arkansas kids attending school in the dark....
Among the questions asked in the wake of a horrific gang rape being investigated on Cornell's campus is when do bystanders become accomplices and what obligation do they have to report instances of sexual assault....
Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that overflowed the large space...
The Supreme Court is rebuffing an appeal from a Michigan woman fighting a school district's ban on shirts with the phrase "Let's Go Brandon," a jab at then-President Joe Biden with a coded reference to profanity. The mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were viola...
The bond proposal would impact every school, broken up in four phases to renovate every facility, build new ones, improve safety standards and add STEAM learning spaces among the improvements....
Families preparing for college are facing one of the biggest federal financial aid shakeups in years. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is shorter and designed to be easier to complete, while new federal borrowing limits are raising concerns about how some s...
A mother and her two daughters were struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks near Ecorse High School Sunday evening, sources say. Sources told FOX 2 that the mother and her children were all taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Each had head trauma. The ...
A mother and her two daughters were struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks near Ecorse High School Sunday evening, sources say. Sources told FOX 2 that the mother and her children were all taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Each had head trauma. The ...
A Michigan community has found a creative way to remind drivers to be vigilant around school buses and stop when red lights are flashing.
In this special episode on education, a group of students from Detroit high schools participate in a roundtable with Detroit PBS Vice President of Education Dr. Omar Hakim at The Skillman Foundation offices. This story also appeared in Detroit PBS - One Detroit The teens tackle a...
Mixing It Up With Mixter is a podcast hosted, produced and made by the students at Mixter Institute for Transition. These are adult students who have autism. They are learning and developing skills that will help them land jobs and careers. You can find Mixing it up at Mixter any...
Two Plymouth business leaders are coming together for the third year to provide a Thanksgiving dinner for families of kids facing food insecurity who attend Livonia elementary schools. They’re called Blessing Baskets. It’s a vision that started three years ago with Plymouth busin...
Stanford used AI to change a student's race and gender in a promotional photo, and that's just the start. On this episode of Catch Me Up with Jon Leiberman, a toddler pulls out a pistol at a daycare and the panel weighs in. Prosecutors reopen the alleged Cornell fraternity gang r...
Watch the Chippewa Valley vs. Romeo high school football game, presented by STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network, live right here! The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at Romeo. Once the game begins, you’ll be able to watch live in the stream above....
Laltsha Cunningham from Gesher Human Services joins Fox 2 Detroit Live to inform viewers about the free financial education plus $750 grant for metro detroiters with low credit scores cam receive. The Home Credit Initiative will be held on October 8, 15, 22 and 29 from noon to 1 ...
The annual Pink Out game will recognize three Plymouth-Canton students who’ve been diagnosed with cancer.
A Halloween display that started as a hobby at a Grosse Pointe Farms home has grown into a community tradition that helps support local schools. For nearly 20 years, Glenn Williams has transformed his property into The Haunted Garage, a walk-through Halloween attraction featuring...
In Huron Township a middle school teacher has been accused of pushing a student with autism.
Recent news on declining test scores across Michigan has policymakers and community leaders looking for answers — and Detroit should be the first place they turn. Proficiency and absenteeism rates in Detroit are nothing to celebrate, but these numbers tell a misleading story abou...
What to know: U-M is proposing a data center in Ypsilanti Township. The “Los Alamos” project would provide computing capacity for University of Michigan researchers and students. Residents are raising concerns about the planning process. Some neighbors say they were not given eno...
What to know: Experts say child sexual abuse can be prevented. Elizabeth Letourneau, a Johns Hopkins public health professor, says communities need more education, resources, and early intervention to stop abuse before it happens. Education is a key prevention tool. Experts recom...
We’re midway through the Michigan high school football season, and the Week 5 edition of the Power Poll arrives with plenty to sort through. WDIV has teamed up with STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network to bring you a ranking of the top teams across the state. Every Tuesday at 3 p.m. duri...
A 9-year-old boy is in the hospital after getting his by a car while exiting a school bus in Detroit.
A new study has found rising rates of reported intentional substance exposures among elementary and middle school students. While high school-aged youth continue to experience the highest rates of serious medical outcomes and hospital admissions, researchers found a sharp increas...
A Southeast Michigan man is among the seven Cornell University fraternity members accused of sexually assaulting a female student in 2024. Want to see our original report? Click here . The lawsuit , filed on Sept. 16 in Tompkins County, New York, names Scott Kretzchmar and six ot...
A historic Rochester building dating back to the 1800s could get a second life. The Harrison building was a schoolhouse before becoming an administrative building in the 1980s. It’s been vacant since 2022. The district is deciding whether to sell the building. As three bids vie t...
UniverSoul Circus kicks off its Detroit run this week with school sneak peeks, special guests, local dance groups, and themed performances leading up to opening night Thursday, Oct. 1. The all-new “WE ALL BELONG” production runs through Sunday, Oct. 25, under the circus’ iconic p...
The University of Michigan is abandoning a pilot program that would have replaced traditional letter grades with a pass/fail model for first-semester students in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. The program, announced in August, was set to launch in the fall of 20...
A 101-page lawsuit was filed against Cornell University, Chi Phi fraternity organizations, Tri Delta organizations, a nightclub and several Cornell students. The victim, only identified as Jane Doe, filed the suit in September 2026 saying she was sexually assaulted in October 202...
A $10 million road improvement project is underway in Sterling Heights, bringing safety upgrades and infrastructure improvements to a 4.5-mile stretch of Clinton River Road between Van Dyke Avenue and Hayed Road. The Clinton River Road project, which broke ground last week, inclu...
One of them, Kretzschmar, is from Casco Township in St. Clair County. He played football for the Marine City Mariners while in high school, according to a 2021 article from Times Herald in Port Huron....
A vacant historic schoolhouse with parts of it that date back to the 1800s could get new life. As three bids are vying to transform the space, one wants to preserve the structure and turn it into a community center, and the other two plan to bring housing options. One proposal, l...
Detroit Lions players traded the football field for the classroom Tuesday, surprising students at Savage Elementary with a special reading event designed to encourage literacy and confidence. Cornerback Keith Abney II led the visit, making sure to shake each student's hand before...
A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on "American Idol" was convicted of murder Tuesday in the killing of his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in February after shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old scho...
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The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts said it will pause a pilot program to not give out letter grades for first-year this semester. University President Domenico Grasso sent a letter Tuesday that said the college will pause the pilot program for...
A pilot program that will exclude first-semester grades for students in the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) next fall has been paused. The first-semester grade-covering pilot program , first suggested by LSA Dean Rosario Ceballo in her ...
A Southeast Michigan man is among the seven Cornell University fraternity members accused of sexually assaulting a female student in 2024. The lawsuit , filed on Sept. 16 in Tompkins County, New York, names Scott Kretzchmar and six other students. Kretzchmar is originally from So...
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A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. Tompkins County Dist...
An Eastpointe man who pleaded no contest to threatening a school over his child’s snack time was sentenced on Thursday. David Scott, Jr., 44, was initially charged with possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, making an intentional threat to commit an act of violence agai...
Teens in southeast Michigan go to school carrying with them far more than backpacks, books and water bottles. This story was first published in The Conversation Many are shouldering economic hardship, exposure to adversity and discrimination, family responsibilities, uncertainty ...
Sources say that a 63-year-old Warren man was killed Sunday evening while giving a driving lesson. He was allegedly run over by the student driver.
Brooklyn Adams, the fiancée of Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, is giving back to teachers and their classrooms to celebrate her birthday. Adams purchased an entire teacher’s classroom wishlist to help kick off the new school year, according to the St. Brown Foundat...
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The good news, according to MSU Media Relations, 83% of the residents on campus have hot water now. But what about the ones who are still without it?
Comedy, music and celebrity guests will come together at The Coney, an event supporting arts education and creative opportunities for Detroit youth. The event was created by actor and comedian Marc Evan Jackson in partnership with the Children’s Foundation of Michigan. Organizers...
Some big Hollywood names with deep Detroit roots are giving back to the next generation of performers in the city. Actors including J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Tim Meadows stopped by the Detroit Opera House to meet with students from the Detroit School of the Arts ahead of a...
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