Muskegon Heights

Students in Muskegon Heights are very familiar with uncertainty. They’ve been threatened with school closure many times over the past several years—first…

The tiny white ball arcs against the cold gray sky, almost too hard to see. "That's a good ball," says Devon Kitchen, eyes focused as the ball drops…

It’s a serious question some school officials in Saginaw, Ann Arbor and neighboring Muskegon have asked themselves in the last couple of weeks. The…

This text is adapted from a segment of a State of Opportunity radio documentary produced by Lindsey Smith and Dustin Dwyer. To hear the full documentary,…

There are a lot of school districts in trouble in Michigan. Forty-five districts are in a deficit. Five districts are currently subject to state oversight…

If you haven't heard it yet, tune it to Lindsey Smiths's series on how kids are faring in Muskegon Heights. Muskegon Heights is the first place in the…