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Clarification:We've updated the story to make the funding comparisons more clear.Governor Snyder covered lots of ground in his State of the State speech…
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Early childhood education got a shout out from Governor Snyder last night in his annual State of the State speech. But was it a big enough shout?Let's…
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Let's play the "what if" game for a second:What if there was a program for kids in poverty that guaranteed at least a $7 return on investment for every $1…
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For the many parents socking money away for college this might be some bad news: sending your newborn child to daycare will cost roughly the same as…
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James Heckman is one of the world’s most distinguished economists. He built his career studying the labor market. In 2000, he won the Nobel Prize.But in…
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You've been hearing about it. I've been hearing about it. We're all sick of hearing about it. We wouldn't even be talking about a "fiscal cliff" if…
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Tomorrow I'm scheduled to sit down with economist James Heckman of the University of Chicago. Heckman won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2000 for a…
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We've written about this before, but it bears repeating: There has been very little talk of poverty during the presidential campaign, and yet nearly a…
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There is a big push to get kids "kindergarten ready," with an emphasis on the importance of preschool.But some experts say waiting until preschool is too…
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We know that children are aware of class, but Jessi Streib at the University of Michigan showed in a study published last year just how early this can…