Grand Rapids

Don Norman settles into his chair, and pulls his blanket up to his chest. On the TV, Dick Van Dyke is about to solve a murder.The room is warm, shades…

Our State of Opportunity team has been looking all year at the connection between neighborhoods and opportunity for children and families. We've been…

Finding a home in Grand Rapids is becoming more difficult, especially for renters with low incomes. According to Zillow.com, the average cost of a rental…

That's the question we explored at our latest State of Opportunity live event. We had a full house at the Cook Library Center in Grand Rapids on Thursday…

A recent research brief from the Brookings Institution takes a look at the startling rise of concentrated poverty in America over the past decade or so.…

The big test is coming. "I don’t even want to take it, says Musa, a third grader at Congress Elementary in Grand Rapids. "I'm not a big fan of tests."Musa…