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For more on this, read our previous blog post.The morning after the election, I reached out to a number of people I’ve interviewed in the past who are…

Gun violence can have a devastating impact on both individuals and society as a whole.Trauma from gun injuries and homicides imposes heavy social and…

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. It harms nearly every organ in the body and is linked to health conditions like…

U.S. Education Secretary John B. King, Jr. is urging all states to eliminate corporal punishment - punishments like spanking or paddling - from schools.In…

When people talk about poverty, the conversation typically revolves around the economic condition of a household. Even here at State of Opportunity, our…

There are more than 90,000 kids in Michigan schools whose primary language is not English.The number of these English language learners has grown 45 % in…

Lighting up may become a lot less convenient for smokers who live in public housing.That's because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…

I love reading paper books. The process of perusing bookstore and library shelves. The feeling of turning pages and the way they smell.A few years ago, my…

Erik Lauchié always had a bit of an entrepreneurial spirit in him. He says he got it from his dad. And it started young. He started his own group in…

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