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More than 500,000 Michigan kids could eat free this summer. Why aren’t they?
Infowire fills the information gap and meets the news needs of families struggling to make ends meet.Get all Infowire alerts by texting INFOWIRE to…
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Ideas and stuff: Interesting things we're reading at State of Opportunity
There have been more than a few emails between the State of Opportunity team this week about research or articles with some version of "we need to share…
It's Friday. Here's a video of Detroit school children singing. Just because.
Because Detroit is still in bankruptcy. Because there could be a deal to get out, but nothing is guaranteed. Because even if there is a deal, life is…
How Jackson, Michigan managed to reduce teen pregnancy and infant mortality with only $8,000
At 3:30 p.m on a recent week day, I showed up to the College and Career Access Center in Jackson Crossing. It’s a strip mall, where right next to an army…
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Read nice things about Detroit
Today is a big day in the bankruptcy proceedings for the city of Detroit.Votes are due from creditors on whether to approve the city's restructuring plan.…
Some thoughts on race and speech from Michigan Radio's Jennifer White
We've recently dedicated a fair amount of time on State of Opportunity talking about voices and bias and code switching, so I thought it'd be cool to…
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Detroit kids go to camp to do things they can't do in the city
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…
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Muskegon Heights schools were in trouble. Then the district made history. Twice.
There are a lot of school districts in trouble in Michigan. Forty-five districts are in a deficit. Five districts are currently subject to state oversight…
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A vision for how to make school choice work better in Detroit
Dan Varner went to law school, dreaming he could change the world. When he got out, he got a job at a firm that handled class-action discrimination…
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Where is suburban poverty growing fastest in Michigan? Grand Rapids.
A recent research brief from the Brookings Institution takes a look at the startling rise of concentrated poverty in America over the past decade or so.…
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