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If there’s agreement on anything having to do with education policy in Michigan, it is that we aren’t getting the results we need.Too many students are…
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A new plan outlines a path for the Detroit Public Schools to grow again.The “Neighborhood-Centered, Quality Schools” plan centers around the idea of…
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Battle lines are beginning to emerge in the fight to increase preschool funding in Michigan.State lawmakers held their first committee hearings this week…
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The debate over federal spending cuts has made Head Start a major topic of conversation in Washington. Leaders from both parties warn that tens of…
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Stockbridge is a village similar to many places around the state. The economy is tough, industry has gone, and the school system is one of few ways kids…
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Clarification: We've updated the story to make the funding comparisons more clear.In his State of the State address last week, Governor Snyder called for…
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Providing a child in poverty with quality early education is expensive, but so is letting that child rely on government assistance as an adult. The…
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There's a growing consensus that more needs to be done to prepare children for kindergarten. But does preschool really have a significant impact on the…
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148,000 Michiganders getting settlement lettersMichigan residents who lost their homes to foreclosure between 2008-2011 will be sent claims forms as part…
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This week, Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity reporter Dustin Dwyer looked into children's first glimpse of classroom education-- preschool.Dwyer…