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A Huge Win for Michigan’s Preschoolers

13 years ago

Earlier this week, the Legislature approved an historic expansion of the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) – the state’s preschool program for four-year-olds at-risk of being underprepared for kindergarten. This…

Voice for Children, Youth and Families: Then, Now and Into the Future

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

As a lot of you know, Michigan’s Children has been around since 1993 – 20 years of work to move public policy in the best interest of children from cradle…

Our Work Doesn’t Stop After Star Power

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

Earlier this week, nearly 2,000 adults and children gathered in the Capitol lawn in Lansing to promote early childhood education. There were just as many little ones as there were…

Is Equity Still on the Table?

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

At the beginning of the current budget process, we laid out some of our expectations for the Governor and Legislators to help guide their deliberations. We’ve shared those expectations through…

Secretary Duncan, You Missed An Awesome Opportunity

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

Monday afternoon, early childhood advocates and fans filled a room at the Perry Preschool in Ypsilanti to hear from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discuss President Obama’s Early Learning…

Medicaid Expansion Matters to Michigan Children

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

Governor Rick Snyder made a huge step in a healthier direction for the state when he proposed to expand Medicaid access to Michigan residents by taking advantage of the federal…

Child Abuse Prevention Month ≈ Month of the Young Child

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

This month, child advocates across the country are promoting awareness around two very important issues. April marks the national Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Month of the Young Child. …

Let’s Learn from President Obama’s Early Learning Plan

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

Tomorrow, President Obama is expected to reveal his budget recommendation for federal fiscal year 2014, which begins October 1, 2013 and ends September 30, 2014. With his budget proposal is…

Authority and Evidence

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

Last week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the Educational Achievement Authority beyond the city of Detroit. This is the most recent of a long line…

Steps Forward, Steps Backward on Michigan’s Responsibility

Speaking for Kids

13 years ago

As we debate public responsibility for many things, there cannot be any argument about our public responsibility for the children who we have removed from their families and placed in…

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A Huge Win for Michigan’s Preschoolers

Voice for Children, Youth and Families: Then, Now and Into the Future

Our Work Doesn’t Stop After Star Power

Is Equity Still on the Table?

Secretary Duncan, You Missed An Awesome Opportunity

Medicaid Expansion Matters to Michigan Children

Child Abuse Prevention Month ≈ Month of the Young Child

Let’s Learn from President Obama’s Early Learning Plan

Authority and Evidence

Steps Forward, Steps Backward on Michigan’s Responsibility

Listening When Students Speak

Supporting Families Isn’t Rocket Science

Student Voice Experience: Testifying about Foster Care

Young Adults from Foster Care ‘Shadow’ Lansing Legislators

Meet Reuben Glasser, Michigan’s Children Summer Intern

A Hiker’s Guide to Citizen Engagement

Meet Alexis Coleman, Intern Motivated by Advocacy

Fixing Michigan’s Child Care System – a Big Lift but What a Payoff

Relative Caregiver Day at the Capitol

Public Policy Spaces are for Kids Too