Keeping Family Voices in the Budget Conversation
April 5, 2017 – Michigan’s Children helped to facilitate two FamilySpeak opportunities at the State Capitol in February, continuing our long tradition of helping policy makers learn directly from the…
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Reading and Parenting in March
Wow, I have rarely seen so many legislators embracing March as National Reading Month as I have this year. I have seen lots of their newsletters highlighting their trips to…
Democracy is not a one-way street. Unhappy? Start talking about it.
The Center for Michigan released their most recent community conversation report this week, which evidenced some pretty extreme distrust of the public sector and public systems intended to work for…
Staying the Course
February 10, 2017 – An old friend of mine died this week, her funeral was today. Louise Sause lived to be 104 years old, (wow, right), and I was blessed…
A Big Thanks to You as I Move On
February 6, 2017 – This week marks my last week at Michigan’s Children. As I reflect back on my time at this incredibly important organization, I am so proud of…
Keeping the Momentum Going After the March
January 26, 2017 – On Saturday, millions of people participated in either the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. or one of hundreds of sister marches or rallies across the globe.…
The Elections are Over. Now What About the Babies?
November 17, 2016 – As you know, in our wonderful and imperfect democracy that we call the United States of America, citizens recently had the opportunity to vote for elected…
Turning Frustration Into Opportunity
November 9, 2016 – As disheartened as I am with the rhetoric of this year’s presidential campaign, the results clearly point to the extraordinary level of frustration on the part…
Youth Lead, Candidates Follow
October 28, 2016 – On Tuesday, October 18, Michigan’s Children partnered with Ingham Academy and Peckham Inc. to facilitate Michigan’s Children’s 2nd 2016 youth-led candidate forum in Lansing. The youth…
Continuing to Move the Dime on Literacy
October 14, 2016 – Last week, Governor Snyder signed into law a new measure aimed to improve literacy by third grade. We’ve all heard it before – the critical importance…