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Want to get your kids outside to play? Start with a stick
What is your fondest childhood memory?I remember playing outside almost every day until the street lights came on.Riding bikes. Hanging out with friends…
Two undocumented students discuss their diverging fates
Two young immigrants in Michigan caught in the middle of an immigration stalemate are Daniel Lopez and Sendy Lopez. The two friends are not related.…
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Join Michigan Radio for "Stories From the Shadows"
Stories From the Shadows: Life as an undocumented immigrantThursday, August 18, 6:30-8:00Cook Library Center1100 Grandville Ave. SWGrand Rapids,…
Should there be a ban on school suspensions for students in early grades?
In June, the U.S. Department of Education released its 2013-2014 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) results.The CRDC is an annual survey of all public…
Detroit kids make music in Motown
No doubt you’ve heard by now about Pokemon Go!. It was all the rage this summer. But we did manage to find a group of kids who put down their smartphones…
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The decline of Detroit's neighborhood schools
Neighborhoods matter. A big part of the reason why is that good neighborhoods usually have better schools. But across the country, the number of kids…
Teen pregnancy is down as birth control use increases, study says
I've got great news to end the week. Teen pregnancy is way down.But it's not because teens are having less sex. According to a new study published online…
Read to this barber, get a discount on that mohawk
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…
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Some low-income teens turn to risky behavior to cope with food insecurity
Child hunger is a problem that is widespread across the country. About 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. live in "food insecure" households, according to the U.S.…
More than 109,000 students were paddled in U.S. schools in one year
There's a growing debate about the long-term effects of harsh school punishments, like suspensions, expulsions, and school arrests.Research shows these…
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