Kids Count

The Michigan League for Public Policy released its annual Kids Count in Michigan Data Book, which takes a comprehensive look at 16 indicators of child…

When it comes to opportunity, growing up in poverty stacks the deck against kids almost more than anything else. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s…

The Michigan League for Public Policy released its latest Kids Count report this morning. The report tries to quantify how our state's children are doing,…

The Annie E. Casey Foundation looks at statistics that should tell us something about how kids are faring across the country and in Michigan. The…

This week, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released a national report that caught our eye. The report is part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count…

The new Kids Count report is out, and things are not looking good for kids in Michigan. You would think with the recession now a few years behind us that…

Today, the state legislature may expand the Educational Achievement Authority, the state run district for failing schools. Earlier this week it seemed as…

When it comes to making sure kids are at grade level, the U.S. isn't doing so hot. Just a little over a third (36%) of 8-year olds are cognitively on…

Lake County in central northern Michigan is the poorest part of the state, with nearly half of all its children living in poverty. That’s according to the…

The latest Kids Count data show that roughly 11,000 teens gave birth in Michigan in 2010. Statistically speaking, teen parents are more likely to drop out…