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President Barack Obama will visit Flint tomorrow to get an update on the city’s drinking water crisis.In Flint, thousands of children under the age of six…
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There’s a push on to get more young kids in the Flint area signed up for early childhood education programs.The state Legislature approved special funding…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $3.6 million immediate expansion for Head Start and Early Head Start services in…
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A one-room schoolhouse. One teacher. Kindergarten through 8 grade. Older students helping the younger ones.That was how many Americans were educated in…
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Think about most of the news stories you read about kids in Detroit. What comes to mind?Something about dysfunctional schools? Maybe a crime story?When’s…
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When you are a school district where more than 80% of your students live in poverty, every penny that helps those students is critical.And that's why…
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This week, Governor Rick Snyder made good on his promise to boost preschool spending.Today he got a chance to talk to some parents, teachers and school…
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Michigan's economy may be slogging its way up the hill towards recovery, but life is not getting as good as it should for children in our state.That's the…
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What if you could build a pre-school from the ground up?What if you could take the things that seem to work well -- take out what doesn't -- and build-in…
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A group of police chiefs and district attorneys is asking Congress to invest $75 billion over the next ten years on early childhood programs with proven…