summer slide

Most kids will head back to school this week ready to learn. But some will have to spend a good chunk of time re-learning things they forgot over the…

This week on State of Opportunity, we’re going to summer camp!I spent this past Monday with about 100 elementary school students at Camp Burt Shurly, a…

Terry Gaule is overseeing a rocket mission.His team: a classroom full of 14 and 15 year old kids from Grand Rapids.The mission: to build balloon-powered,…

This is State of Opportunity's first piece on technology and opportunity, an issue I'll be exploring over the next couple of months as one of State of…

Happy summer! Most school districts around the state are officially dunzo with the school year as of the end of the day today.It's doubtless many kids…