Sarah Cwiek
Detroit Reporter/ProducerSarah Cwiek joined Michigan Radio in October 2009. As our Detroit reporter, she is helping us expand our coverage of the economy, politics, and culture in and around the city of Detroit.
Before her arrival at Michigan Radio, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
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The Senate Education committee heard testimony from education experts who said there’s no evidence that retention boosts reading skills or academic achievement. -
The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that a 2018 Republican strategy to gut minimum wage and paid sick leave laws was unconstitutional.
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Unionized workers represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at twelve facilities say contract talks have stalled, and they feel they may have no choice but to strike.
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A prior board approved the clinic. But a new board majority argued the project was unnecessary, and possibly an illegal use of district sinking fund dollars.
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Senate Bill 12 would roll back part of the state’s so-called third grade reading law. That law says students who aren’t reading at grade level by third grade should generally be held back.
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There are at least 631 gray wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, according to the state’s latest survey. Experts with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources say the wolf population there has remained basically stable for more than a decade.
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A Michigan State University professor has helped make a discovery that could advance our understanding of possible life beyond earth.
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Michigan local governments are supposed to get about $400 million from a national opioid lawsuit settlement for substance abuse treatment and prevention. But they haven't so far, because Ottawa County has filed a lawsuit contesting how the money will be distributed.
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Leaders of Wayne RESA, the county’s intermediate school district, hope the bonus pay will make the profession more financially viable for interested people. New teachers and staff in the Great Start Readiness Program—the county-run, state-funded preschool program for four-year-olds -- have started getting incentive pay.
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Brownfields are contaminated properties, usually former industrial sites. The EGLE grants will help facilitate projects in Westland, Ferndale, and Novi.
