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Child care is an absolute necessity for working families -- and their employers. Nearly two-thirds of preschool age children in the U.S. live in homes…

We're coming up on October and you'll be forgiven if not only autumn, but State of Opportunity content, has been flying past you.That's what we're here…

Upwards of 200,000 young people in Michigan aren't working and aren't in school. For many of them, getting off the fringe of society won't be easy.…

More than 200,000 young people around the state can't be found in institutions we usually expect them to be in, namely either work or school. Social…

Today, we have a story about the time one of the most famous television characters in history re-enacted one of the most famous psychology experiments in…

Browsing the comments on Facebook in response to Dustin Dwyer’s piece on race makes it clear we are all over the map on how we talk about race. Some tread…

This spring, a wave of children showed up at the southern border of the United States, with no adult to care for them. The children were labeled…

Many folks who tuned into Jennifer Guerra’s arresting audio documentary on foster care, "Finding Home," wondered how some of the young adults featured,…

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…

The goal for children in foster care is to find them permanent homes. If they can’t live with their birth parents, the next best thing might be adoption.…