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I am no stranger to uniforms. I went to Catholic school for 12 years, so from kindergarten through my senior year of high school I had to wear some…
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Last week on State of Opportunity, we shared Alex’s story about how hard it is for kids in foster care to get a car, let alone a driver’s…
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Michigan spends about $5.6 billion on social welfare programs a year, and that doesn't include health care. Even though that's only about 10% of the…
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Who is poor? Who is low-income? It’s a question our team and others who report on issues of poverty grapple with a lot. My news editor and I did a quick…
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Journalists try to stay away from editorializing, but I'm going to break the rule here and say I'm 100 percent comfortable calling CBS's new poverty porn…
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"Up by your bootstraps," that ubiquitous phrase that has come to function basically as shorthand for the American Dream, first came onto the scene in…
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Hi there! This is going to be a pretty quick blog post, since I'm knee-deep in documentary tape, but I wanted to share with you a few stories that have…
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In America, we say we believe every child should have the opportunity to succeed, no matter where they live or how much money is in their parents' bank…
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In 2013, a group of business leaders in Oregon decided to take on an issue that many other business leaders often shy away from: poverty. Not only did…
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Chris Reynolds will never forget his first day on campus at the University of Michigan. He and his dad had gotten up super early to drive the nine hours…