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We're collecting your stories! Has State of Opportunity's reporting raised your awareness about the issues impacting Michigan's kids and whether they get…

My colleague Steve Carmody reported yesterday on a new study looking at the social factors at play in Michigan's higher-than-average infant mortality…

Break out the turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and pie...it's Thanksgiving time!But a grand Thanksgiving feast is often out of the question for…

Last week the ACLU sent out a press release about a case I was at first convinced was an urban legend. It gets referred to as the "Mike's Hard Lemonade…

I've been thinking a lot lately about standardized state tests. This fall, I spent about six weeks observing a classroom of third graders in Grand Rapids…

Dustin Dwyer has unfolded himself from the tiny desks at Congress Elementary School in Grand Rapids. He's listening to hours of tape for our next…

For the next few days we're featuring stories of ordinary listeners who read or heard a story on State of Opportunity and decided to give some of their…

For the next few days we're featuring stories of ordinary listeners who read or heard a story on State of Opportunity and decided to give some of their…

How are you preparing for the new year? Cleaning the house from top to bottom? Clearing out paper and files? Changing smoke alarm batteries? Yes, you…

I came across a study today that looked at how a group of very gifted children became "innovators and leaders" as adults. The study, from Vanderbilt…