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In 1973, when the NAACP challenged school segregation in Detroit, schools were more diverse than they are today. Back then, about a third of Detroit…

It seems like everyone has a 'best books' list around this time of year. So we decided to get in on the action. We picked some old books, some new books,…

We all know about the American Dream, right? Start out poor, work hard, become rich. But Diana Elliott, with the Pew Charitable Trust's Economic Mobility…

The blogosphere has been abuzz the last week or so about What Poor People Do (Or Don't Do). The topic of savings often comes up in discussions about the…

Last week, the House Education committee at the state capitol passed a piece of legislation that would force schools to flunk any third grader who failed…

Today, the state legislature may expand the Educational Achievement Authority, the state run district for failing schools. Earlier this week it seemed as…

Carmesha Rogers' selflessness in hustling three Muskegon children out of the range of gun fire was a story that Seattle Attorney Michael Mulvihill thought…

We all know words have meaning. But where I think we can agree we might have to disagree is on the "right" meaning of certain words. We've noticed the…

Higher education is abuzz right now with excitement over MOOCs---massive open online courses---that have the potential to open up classes typically held…

The new Kids Count report is out, and things are not looking good for kids in Michigan. You would think with the recession now a few years behind us that…