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A new study on parental involvement with their kids' schooling is making the rounds. Keith Robinson (University of Texas at Austin) and Angel L. Harris…

Former State of Opportunity intern extraordinaire Gabrielle Emanuel recently did a story for NPR that resonates with events in Michigan. Emanuel takes a…

Bentley loves people. He’s usually wearing a big smile. He’s a joy. But his mother, Adrienne Crawford, admits he’s a lot of work, too.“I took a…

Going to college may soon get a lot easier – if you live in Tennessee. The Tennessee Legislature is moving forward on a proposal that would offer two free…

I recently went to a gathering intended for kids who had spent time in the foster care system. There were plenty of young people at the gathering who are…

Where are the girls?In computing, this is a big question. As one of the fastest-growing, well-paying job sectors in the United States, labor statistics…

If you’re like me and you know just a little bit about the history of education in Michigan, you might already know that a lot of what we see in our…

There are principals, and then there's Diedre Zockheem.She's the principal at Myers Elementary, the low-income school featured in our State of Opportunity…

We're data geeks here at State of Opportunity. And there's a treasure trove of data (and more to come!) housed at the Institute for Social Research at the…

Because I cover kids and poverty, by necessity I have a high tolerance for news and information others might categorize as depressing.But I freely admit…