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Not surprisingly Congress can't agree on a tax cut plan: Republican's in the House passed one version, Democrats in the Senate passed a different one.Last…

In 2010, one out of three kids in this country lived in a house where neither parent had full-time, year-round work. That new figure comes from the Annie…

Doctors and public health professionals certainly have a lot to say about children's health, and parent's do too. But how do these concerns translate into…

Kids do better in school if their parents are involved.But when I hear about schools pushing parent involvement, it conjures up visions of a parent I, and…

When it comes to keeping infants alive in Michigan, we're not doing that great a job.Michigan's infant mortality rate has been higher than the national…

We had several comments on my story this week about the disturbing disparity in infant mortality rates between African-Americans and whites in Michigan. A…

Next week, we're hoping to sit down for a chat with political scientist and author Charles Murray. For the unfamiliar, Murray is a conservative thinker…

I’m new to State of Opportunity. Before I begin writing regular posts I want to tell you a little bit about myself. It isn’t very often that readers get a…

Tomorrow the Census Bureau will release estimates on how many Americans were living in poverty during 2011. Back in July there were stories about how this…

State of Opportunity is committed to telling stories about some of life’s tougher subjects in a way you can listen to, connect with and talk about.We’re…