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Michigan's long strange history with drug testing welfare beneficiaries
Over the holidays, Governor Snyder signed a bill to bring back drug testing for welfare beneficiaries.Snyder signed the bill on Christmas Eve, so it’s not…
What do baby brains, foster care, and kids and race have in common? It's what you care about.
Can’t believe it’s 2015 already? We can’t either.Here's a rundown of what caught our attention (and yours) most last year. Child developmentOne of our…
Connection makes a huge difference for Michigan's most at-risk youth
It makes sense that young people who have been abused or neglected would be more likely to get in serious trouble. But the numbers are nonetheless pretty…
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This is what happens when students let their imaginations run wild
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…
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Science shows why we'll donate to buy one person a car, but not a bus for the city.
After a weekend profile in the Detroit Free Press, many of us are now familiar with the story of James Robertson. Because of income constraints and…
Does academic probation keep kids in college or push them out?
Adjusting to college life can be hard for any student, but it is especially tough for those from low-income and first-generation backgrounds. Only 11% of…
Plugging Michigan's brain drain with a tax credit
Every year, thousands of the state's best and brightest collect diplomas from Michigan colleges and universities ... and then leave for Chicago, New York…
Court fine scandal in Ferguson could easily happen in Michigan
The city of Ferguson, Mo., and another nearby town, Jennings, Mo., are the target of a new civil rights lawsuit aimed at what has been called modern day…
If Michigan really wants to improve child welfare, we might have to copy California
Michigan has been under a federal court order to improve its foster care system for years. The state wants the monitoring to stop, but there's no…
"Black trans lives matter:" a message for Michigan from actress Laverne Cox
Earlier this week – mid-polar vortex, of course – more than 2,200 people filled Saginaw Valley State University’s stadium to hear transgender activist and…
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