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What was your favorite book as a kid?For me, it was Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends. I’d take it with me to school, to sleepovers, to the park.…
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When you’re in your house, what do you see when you look out your front window? Maybe a big maple tree, a mailbox, your neighbor’s house across the street…
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On an industrial block on Detroit's east side, there's a big, black building that sits along a stretch of warehouses. The front of the building is covered…
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Here at State of Opportunity, we've been talking a lot lately about how your neighborhood can shape the person you become.Researchers have narrowed down…
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","_id":"0000017b-3f62-d602-a37f-7f62f4740003","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">What determines how long we live? Is it our lifestyle…
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I went to a workshop last month called "Why in the D?," which was put on by students at Cody’s Academy of Public Leadership. The point of the day was not…
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The Obama administration proposed new rules last week that would help poor families afford to live in more expensive neighborhoods.Over 2 million American…
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For a long time, parents were seen as the key factor to a child’s success, and longtime State of Opportunity listeners know there are a number of things…
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Can where you live affect how successful you'll be? Though evidence is limited, studies suggest the answer is yes.Research shows the neighborhood someone…
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It’s been decades since Mr. Rogers invited us to be his neighbor. All were welcomed – rich, poor, black, white, immigrant. But today the reality is…