by Bill Blaul | May 31, 2018 | Education & Employment, People, Your Neighborhood
Recognized for their excellence in youth arts education, teachers from a high school in Detroit and an elementary school in Ann Arbor are the 2018 DTE Energy Foundation Educators of the Year. Denise Allen, a dance instructor at Detroit’s Martin Luther King, Jr. High...
by DTE Energy Foundation | Apr 15, 2018 | Education & Employment
For generations, an abundance of skilled tradespeople in southeast Michigan built the region into a manufacturing powerhouse. In recent decades, economic downturns evaporated the trades talent pool, pushing electricians, plumbers, carpenters, pipefitters,...
by DTE Energy Foundation | Apr 13, 2018 | Education & Employment
The Greening of Detroit inspires sustainable growth of a healthy urban community through trees, green spaces, healthy living, education, training and job opportunities. The DTE Energy Foundation supports the organization’s mission to provide a greener tomorrow...
by DTE Energy Foundation | Apr 12, 2018 | Education & Employment
Founded in 1964, Monroe County Community College’s (MCCC) 210-acre main campus is centrally located in Monroe County with easy access to Detroit and Toledo. MCCC offers more than 34 degrees, 28 certificates, and abundant transfer programs for students....
by DTE Energy Foundation | Apr 7, 2018 | Education & Employment
In the shadow of downtown Detroit, just south of the old Tiger Stadium, Mercy Education Project (MEP) is empowering hundreds of disadvantaged women and at-risk girls through education, in order to help break the cycle of poverty and become self-sufficient in...
by DTE Energy Foundation | Apr 5, 2018 | Education & Employment
Established in 1938, Henry Ford College (HFC) offers classes on two campuses in Dearborn, Mich. HFC has show continued growth, adding top-quality academic programs spanning the spectrum of the arts, sciences, technology, education, health, humanities, business,...
