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The answer? Preschool.What I'm about to tell you is a business story; a business story about adorable four year olds. We've talked a lot about the early…

State of Opportunity started broadcasting this July, so we only have half a year of reporting under our belts. But we’re going to use the end of the year…

Promise Neighborhoods were launched in 2010 by the U.S. government as a way to improve educational opportunities for kids in high-poverty neighborhoods,…

The ever reliable economic mobility project at the PEW Charitable Trusts has a new report out today. The question they researched was whether or not…

Here at State of Opportunity we write stories about children who are considered 'at risk'. We often correlate being 'at risk' with one's racial group or…

There are a number of state and federal programs to help poor and at-risk children develop and thrive. But funding is tight, and the programs can only…

Janet Heller is one of State of Opportunity's many sources in the community. She shares her true story of how childhood bullying has continued to affect…

Clarification:We've updated the story to make the funding comparisons more clear.Governor Snyder covered lots of ground in his State of the State speech…

Kids in poverty are much more likely to come from single parent homes. Because of this correlation politicians across the political spectrum (most…

Transcript: STATE OF OPPORTUNITY: documentary[Dustin Dwyer:] Children’s brains do not come preprogrammed.[Jack Shonkoff:] Literally, our environment…