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How one teacher talks about Ferguson
Teaching middle school students about what happened in Ferguson, or talking about choke holds and grand juries – that’s not part of Common Core, and it’s…
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We're good reporters, but your stories are still more powerful than ours.
I have been reading a lot of juvenile justice reports and data for the last two months. After finishing some stories and our recent hour-long special on…
For some mixed race families, parenting is a black and white issue.
There are a few talks nearly all parents have with their kids. There’s the "birds and the bees" talk, and the "don't do drugs" talk. Some parents also…
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Kent County working to encourage more parents to vaccinate
Unvaccinated kids could be responsible for recent trouble at the "happiest place on earth". Disneyland has a measles outbreak, which has infected 59…
If school doesn't work for you, what's the next best way to get ahead?
Tomorrow you can hear Dustin Dwyer's "College Material," a new documentary about first generation college students. The challenges that come when you're…
Coming out as poor at an elite university
Chris Reynolds will never forget his first day on campus at the University of Michigan. He and his dad had gotten up super early to drive the nine hours…
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Hunger is still a problem in Michigan. It might be getting worse.
More and more people, especially kids, need help getting food.Last year, one in every five kids lived in households that depended on SNAP benefits (you…
Teaching sons to lie, and daughters to tell the truth: New research on the roots of dishonesty
We've mentioned here more than once that boys tend to trail girls in academic settings. Boys are also more likely to get in trouble, and more likely to…
How Michigan is stopping adults from going back to college
We know that if you want to make a livable wage in Michigan, you’ll need a college degree -- no matter what your age.But the Michigan League for Public…
Here's how MSU plans to graduate more first-generation, low-income students
We've talked a lot about what it's like to be a first generation student at the University of Michigan, and what it's like to be a first generation…
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