low-income

Poor kids in Michigan, and across the country, do worse in school than their wealthier peers.That’s particularly true for kids attending schools where…

If you plan on sending your kid to full-time day care or preschool, you better start saving.That's because the average cost of child care in the U.S. now…

What was your favorite book as a kid?For me, it was Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends. I’d take it with me to school, to sleepovers, to the park.…

When I became a mom, I was surprised – and overwhelmed – by the amount of diapers my daughter went through.And it was expensive.I can't imagine what it…

The city of Flint has seen better days. Not only did the county just declare a public health emergency due to toxic drinking water in some homes, Flint…

Democrats on the presidential campaign trail are pitching their college affordability plans to voters. And they’re (Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders,…

Regular State of Opportunity readers and listeners can probably rattle off a list of different barriers low-income, first-generation, and/or homeless…

In the aftermath of the Great Recession the number of students living in poverty is continuing to increase. That is the key finding of seven years of data…

Who is poor? Who is low-income? It’s a question our team and others who report on issues of poverty grapple with a lot. My news editor and I did a quick…

We've talked a lot about what it's like to be a first generation student at the University of Michigan, and what it's like to be a first generation…