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Earning a college degree can create a pathway to a better job, higher wages and overall improved quality of life. Studies show that college graduates earn…

If you plan on sending your kid to full-time day care or preschool, you better start saving.That's because the average cost of child care in the U.S. now…

In the aftermath of the Great Recession the number of students living in poverty is continuing to increase. That is the key finding of seven years of data…

The White House released a summary last week detailing why trauma-informed schools are essential to student success.Specifically, it focused on the…

Nationwide, each school guidance counselor is responsible, on average, for about 500 students. Their job includes providing students with academic skills…

Today at at 3 p.m State of Opportunity is having a call in show on Michigan Radio. Tune in or stream it live. Our focus will be on structures and policies…

When the order to send kids to schools outside their neighborhood came down, one of our colleagues here at Michigan Radio recalled that it was almost like…

This week I saw two very different sides of the city of Flint.On Tuesday, Genesee County community members gathered for a Michigan Radio sponsored…

The number of kids with peanut allergy tripled between 1997 and 2008, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).The idea that your child…

Our State of Opportunity team is looking into ways disadvantaged children in Michigan can get ahead, and we're planning on bringing you many personal…