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Got some free time this weekend? Check out these 5 education stories you may have missed this week:1. Applying for college aid just got harder | NPRMany…

Education leaders and policy makers have attempted to improve standardized test scores with strategies like longer school days and smaller class sizes.But…

Earlier this week, in an 8-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of bolstering the rights of millions of students with learning…

Exposure to the arts improves a child's lifelong outcomes. Arts education increases the likelihood of graduating from high school; attending and finishing…

Nearly 5 million children—or 7% of kids in the U.S.—have had a parent incarcerated at some point in their life.Black children and children from…

About 15 million children in the United States–21% of all kids–live in impoverished families. These kids are at higher risk for negative health outcomes…

Week after week for five years, we’ve played the same clip at the start of every State of Opportunity story. You hear three kids telling us what they want…

Earlier this week, my colleague Dustin Dwyer brought you Pushed Out: A documentary on housing in Grand Rapids, our final State of Opportunity documentary.…

The State of Opportunity team began its work in 2012. Since then, they've produced hundreds of stories exploring the barriers to success that low-income…

Too many Michigan babies are dying.For every 1,000 babies born in our state, roughly seven won't make it to their first birthday. That's a full point…