Why is illiteracy a crisis? The definition of a crisis is “a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger." Another...

20th Anniversary Gala Celebrating 20 years! In 1999, our CEO, Pam Good walked into a school with a mission to make...

When we opened up the doors to our Family Literacy Center in October, we knew we would reach many but...

What happens when you have a CEO of a nonprofit, NFL Running back, and 80 high school juniors and seniors...

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Grants to Beyond Basics and CARE House of Oakland County Oakland County, MI – October 25, 2017 – Impact100 Oakland County,...

The Mars Agency, and advertising firm in Southfield, MI, sent some employees to volunteer in our office today. They ask...

Beyond Basics is excited to announce that famed local florist Blossoms of Birmingham will be donating the floral table centerpieces...

Education leaders should take a lesson from the medical world. The overprescription of antibiotics has led to a growing resistance...

A huge thank you to our volunteers from CHEP! We cannot thank these men and women enough. They assisted us...

Push22 owner Mike Verville read about Beyond Basics in a recent Crain's Detroit Business article. He was in the process...

Detroit school board names 3 finalists for superintendent post By Crain's Detroit Business After conducting a nationwide search, the Detroit...

  WJR Radio Interview with Elijah, Keith Famie, and Beyond Basics By Steve Courtney Elijah Craft and Keith Famie being...

Businesses aim high with literacy program Backers make solving Detroit schools' illiteracy crisis their business By Chad Livengood The battle...

State pushes back timeline for school closures By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press The State of Michigan is putting off...

UHY staff volunteer at Detroit Public School By Sean McCabe Both interns and staff members from UHY Advisors' Michigan practice...

EAA Chancellor Veronica Conforme get new job By Loir Higgins Veronica Conforme, the chancellor of the soon-to-be-defunct Education Achievement Authority,...

Trailer, A day in the life of Elijah Produced and Directed by Keith Famie, Visionalist Entertainment Productions Keith Famie short...

Detroit high school students receive leadership lesson at Baker College By Anne Runkle About 100 students from Detroit’s Mumford High...

Business leaders to Detroit students: ‘Be determined’ By Shawn D. Lewis Auburn Hills — Dream big. Take risks. Don’t be...

This map shows how few choices parents have if Detroit schools close By Lori Higgins and Kristi Tanner Detroit parents...

Art Exhibition 2017   Second Annual All Seasons Art Exhibition All Seasons of Birmingham Friday, March 24th, 2017 at 6:00-8:00...

State could close 38 underperforming public schools — 24 in Detroit By Chad Livengood Underperforming schools targeted for closure Gov....

Everyday Heroes   Our experience shows, the teachers are the heroes in the educational system that gets rolled out in...

The American Educational System By: Pamela Good The American Educational System is a great one. Unfortunately, it is rolled out...

July 1, 2016 SOUTHFIELD — Beyond Basics, which provides literacy support programs to schools in Detroit and Pontiac, today announced...