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Tomorrow, State of Opportunity's Jennifer Guerra will report on Michigan's infant mortality rate. The one-hour documentary will air Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 3…

If you think of the best of what the charter school movement was meant to accomplish – you might think of a school a lot like University Prep Science +…

Kara Gavin wanted to know the answer to this question, "Why does the law allow such persistent disparity in school district funding? Could civil rights…

When it comes to the “cycle of poverty,” the brutal truth is more than 40 percent of children raised in poverty stay in poverty as adults. Among those who…

In 1998, Amy Valderas was a single mom with three kids, all under the age of seven. She stayed at home. She had no work experience. She lived with her…

Today we continue our story about a gun fight in Muskegon that put children’s lives at risk, and the one woman who ran into the gunfire to save the…

We've been taking a look at what research can tell us about getting ahead in America. Last week, we brought you "Five facts about achieving the American…

This week, the state legislature began its first hearings on Governor's Snyder's proposal to more than double preschool funding in Michigan over the next…

The latest Kids Count data show that roughly 11,000 teens gave birth in Michigan in 2010. Statistically speaking, teen parents are more likely to drop out…

Michigan's own Betsy DeVos is now the most powerful education official in the nation. So what does that mean for Michigan? Let's start our story in…