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We love research. Studies grounded in empirical research drive a lot of what we do and who we talk to for State of Opportunity reporting. Yet, if we take…
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Infographics are the "Public Service Announcement" of our digital era: informative, easily digested, and memorable. Proponents of early childhood…
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Yesterday, the White House released its budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, and we got our first detailed look at how the President intends to pay…
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This week, the state legislature began its first hearings on Governor's Snyder's proposal to more than double preschool funding in Michigan over the next…
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Preschools in this country are segregated. The segregation is based not on race, but on class.No one sat down and made a plan for segregated preschools.…
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The debate over federal spending cuts has made Head Start a major topic of conversation in Washington. Leaders from both parties have been warning that…
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Inside a brightly lit ballroom in East Lansing last week, hundreds of early childhood educators from around the state sat at circular tables for an annual…
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After President Obama threw his cards on the table and said he wanted preschool to be available for everyone in his State of the Union address, preschool…
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Preschool seems to be having a moment right now. Lots of states are looking at expanding access to a pre-K education. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder just…
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Locals joke that the village of Stockbridge, Michigan is a 45 minute drive from anywhere. Apart from a few small businesses there’s really nowhere to work…