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The Big Test: Six weeks with one third grade class at a low-scoring elementary school
The big test is coming. "I don’t even want to take it, says Musa, a third grader at Congress Elementary in Grand Rapids. "I'm not a big fan of tests."Musa…
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Teens make the best teachers when it comes to sex and consent
In response to what has been a national movement to address sexual assault on college campuses, the University of Michigan released results from a campus…
How can Michigan improve college access and affordability?
The Center for Michigan’s latest report on improving career navigation and college affordability has received a lot of attention, and rightfully so.…
How a parent's job loss affects kids health
Michigan is beginning to reach a state of normalcy after the worst economic shock in a generation. Last week, the state announced the unemployment rate…
Young 'makers' in Detroit are all about 'doing'
Metalworking, arts and crafts, robotics.All of these activities are part of the emerging makers movement sprouting up all over the world. With its…
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1,762 people died from drug overdoses in Michigan in 2014 alone.
The Centers for Disease Control released new statistics Friday on drug overdose deaths in the U.S. The numbers may not be surprising to anyone who's…
UPDATE: Trying to make sense of yesterday's tragedy in Detroit
Update 5:48 p.m.Detroit EMS officials now say an ambulance did respond to the scene where a 9-year old boy fell to his death Wednesday.Detroit State…
28 kids. 1 big test. 5 teasers about our doc on high-stakes testing, The Big Test
Last fall, one reporter went into one classroom in one school and met twenty-eight kids trying their best to learn.Despite stereotypes about their school…
Making an education vision real in Detroit
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School just wrapped up its first year. It’s a K-4 charter on Detroit's eastside that hopes to grow to a K-12. The school had…
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Does academic probation keep kids in college or push them out?
Adjusting to college life can be hard for any student, but it is especially tough for those from low-income and first-generation backgrounds. Only 11% of…
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