March Madness
March Madness – the excitement of the best college basketball teams competing for the national championship spot. As a University of Michigan alumna, I can’t help but get a little…
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Does GSRP Have the Wrong Intentions?
Last week, the Michigan House and Senate education committees heard from Susan Broman, Deputy Superintendent of the MDE – Office of Great Start, and others on the Governor’s proposal to…
Opportunities Toward Empowerment
In the last two months as Michigan’s Children’s new intern, opportunities toward empowerment have surfaced as a main theme that permeates the work I have witnessed here. One of Michigan’s…
Will Michigan Leaders Rise to the Sequestration Challenge?
I know, I know. We are all a bit fatigued by the Sequestration conversation. The word itself is too complicated and irritating, and the public is so fed up with…
Why Health Insurance Matters to an Equitable P-20 System
Here at Michigan’s Children, we recently switched our health insurance plan, and I’ve been dealing with the headaches associated with it. Mainly, finding a new physician (that the customer service…
We Shouldn’t Treat Preschool Like Valentine’s Day
Ahh Valentine’s Day. The day of love. The day when flower shops, candy shops, and restaurants do remarkably well. But I must admit I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s…
Investing to Expand Minds and Opportunities in Michigan
Despite the crushing pressure of the fiscal cliff and the federal economy, I came back from Washington, DC last Thursday after spending several days with some Michigan colleagues and colleagues…
Will We Let Michigan Fall Off the Next Cliff?
Folks in Michigan are anxiously awaiting the release of the Governor’s budget on Thursday, with many hot issues already making the news in anticipation of the its release – a…
Making Sure That Kids Count More in 2013
The Michigan League for Public Policy released the Michigan Kids Count Databook 2012, which again, like every year for the last two decades, illustrates just how children, youth and families…
State of the Polarized State
Last night, Governor Snyder presented his third State of the State address to a Legislature that is still recovering from a bitterly divisive lame duck session. The Governor attempted to…