Head Start

Today’s State of Opportunity story is brought to you by the letter "S," as in study. There’s a new study out that shows Big Bird, Snuffy, Bert and Ernie…

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson stood in the White House Rose Garden to announce a new program that would change the lives of millions of…

Head Start is one of the most important, and confusing, anti-poverty programs in existence. It serves nearly a million kids a year, at a cost of about…

Thousands of children across Michigan will start kindergarten next week, and the truth is many of them won't be prepared to learn. For many low-income…

Four-year-olds across Michigan are settling into their pre-school routine, with many programs starting up this week.Some 16,000 of these kids might not…

When airlines and travelers complained of long flight delays due to the sequester, Congress jumped into action and passed a quick resolution to end the…

Preschools in this country are segregated. The segregation is based not on race, but on class.No one sat down and made a plan for segregated preschools.…

The debate over federal spending cuts has made Head Start a major topic of conversation in Washington. Leaders from both parties have been warning that…

As part of our State of Opportunity reporting project, Michigan Radio's Jennifer White hosted a special, hour-long call-in show examining the importance…