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State of Opportunity began in 2012.Since then, the State of Opportunity team has brought us hundreds of stories exploring the barriers to success that…
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This week, the city of Flint will mark the third anniversary of its ill-fated drinking water switch. The switch to the Flint River was the first in a…
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President Trump’s proposed budget threatens the “very existence” of public television, and would “result in tremendous loss for our country,” PBS CEO…
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There’s a big, coordinated push in Detroit for more and better early childhood services.But first, its boosters need to come up with a plan.The biggest…
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Today marks the first "Count Day" of the school year in Michigan. The second count day will happen on February 8. Count days are designated days when…
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There are bitter disputes over many aspects of education these days, but there is widespread agreement that how well children are reading by the time they…
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Mike Flanagan retired voluntarily a year ago, after ten years as state superintendent of public instruction, a job often referred to as state…
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Around 90% of a child's brain is already developed by the time they are five years old.And that means the learning that takes place before a kid even…
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When you're a parent, you just want to do what's best for your kids.But with so much parenting advice floating around, it can be tough to figure out what…
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The Flint public school district is expanding early childhood education programs. The three-, four- and five-year-olds at the Great Expectations Early…