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College is expensive.The national average cost of attending a four-year public college is over $28,000 per year, according to Forbes. The cost of…

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…

It isn’t easy to kick a drug or alcohol addiction. In 2013, there were an estimated 21.6 million people with substance abuse disorders. Only 18% of them…

The Washington Post ran a story this week, highlighting disparities in public education funding and calling it "one of the sleeper civil rights issues of…

America is becoming less equal.That much is now widely acknowledged.But what can be done to improve things for the next generation?We’ve been doing this…

Taking turns during a conversation with others. Staying on topic during classroom discussions. Expressing themselves and representing their ideas,…

It's 16 seconds of condensed, unadulterated joy. The boy stands on a bench, as hockey player Jordin Tootoo approaches, headed for the locker room.…

Two years ago, Michigan raised taxes on the working poor. It was reported plenty at the time; it should be no surprise. If you want to be technical about…

This is a story about elementary school students, but it's not about the latest standardized test scores or teacher evaluations. Oh no, dear reader, this…

There has been a lot of discussion over the past five months about school closures in Michigan. In January, we explored what the history of school…