August 6, 2014 – This year’s all-important primary election has come and gone and four themes emerged from the results: 1. The battle for the soul of the Michigan Republican…
August 4, 2014 — As I searched Michigan State University’s giant resource fair for the “golden club” that would help me “find myself” during freshman year, a voice in all…
July 31, 2014 – It’s the height of the election season and we’re all hearing promising political rhetoric from public office-seekers about children being a priority in our state. Yet,…
July 31, 2014 – This is the second in a series of blogs about opportunities to improve the quality of Michigan’s child care system through tax credits. This week, I’m…
July 24, 2014 — Last week, I blogged about the concept of tax credits to support the quality of Michigan’s child care system. The next series of child care tax…
July 22, 2014 — The Annie E. Casey Foundation today released their 25th annual examination of how kids are doing nationally, and state-by-state. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data…
July 18, 2014 — Child care is expensive. Hands down, if you are a parent, you know that one of the most significant costs that you will bare right from…
July 11, 2013 – The Michigan Department of Education recently released assessment test scores documenting that fewer than one in five Michigan high school students are prepared in all subjects for…
July 2, 2014 — How will you spend our money? This is a question that all candidates running for the Michigan legislature should hear between now and November. The fiscal…
June 27, 2014 — According to the recent release of the 2014 Children’s Budget from one of our great national partners, First Focus, we’ve spent right around eight percent of our…