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Detroit built its public health departments back in the 1800s, when cholera was rampant. But in 2012 the city gutted that department and privatized it.…
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I went to a workshop last month called "Why in the D?," which was put on by students at Cody’s Academy of Public Leadership. The point of the day was not…
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The Detroit public school district is in desperate need of a lifeline. It’s drowning in debt, and Lansing can’t agree on what a bailout should look like.…
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It’s been decades since Mr. Rogers invited us to be his neighbor. All were welcomed – rich, poor, black, white, immigrant. But today the reality is…
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826michigan - a free tutoring and creative writing center for kids - is setting up a new shop. The group has already helped thousands of school-aged…
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Of all the roadblocks between urban communities and economic development, a failing public school is one of the hardest problems to fix.The Osborn…
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We use the "gap" metaphor a lot. The opportunity gap. The discipline gap. The achievement gap. Well, now we've got another one to add to the list: the…
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It’s summer, so let's head outside!This week and next week on State of Opportunity, we're going to explore the great outdoors. We'll start at the Hull's…
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Cody High School is on Detroit’s west side, in a neighborhood that struggles with blight, drugs and gangs.As Cody football coach Jimmie Knight says,…
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https://vimeo.com/126439910">Mister Knight's Neighborhood: Coach Knight from https://vimeo.com/apiaryprojects">Apiary Projects on Vimeo.Today marks the…