‘Michele Didn’t Talk-the-Talk on Making Systems More Anti-Racist; She Walked-the-Walked’ This past month has been incredibly challenging. Today marks one month since Michele’s passing. In that same month, we’ve seen…
Michigan lost another brilliant soul. But we have not lost her wisdom. As a person, colleague, and advocate, Michele Corey was a role model. Michele grew up on dirt floors,…
A few months ago I was brought on board to a new position at Michigan’s Children as regional engagement and mobilization associate and tasked with engaging organizations and people in…
Today we launch our Policy Playbook for the 2021-2022 Legislative Season and welcome you to review our priorities to assess where you can join the advocacy work necessary to improve…
There’s no doubt a single voice with a compelling message can be influential and stir change, but a chorus of voices? That’s influence amplified. Last week Michigan’s Children and other…
COVID changed the look of school, at least for now, and reminded us that a student’s out-of-school and in-school lives are one and the same. Making remote learning work in…
As advocates, we’re all looking for that saving grace, the lawmaker(s) who rises up to champion an issue, bill, appropriation, or rule change that makes life better for the children,…
January 20, 2021 – In her book, Leadership in Tumultuous Times, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles four America Presidents and their leadership legacies and asks the questions- “Are leaders born…
As COVID-19 began to take over our country and stay-at-home orders and masks mandates became commonplace, there was one common refrain “when will things go back to normal?” Now as…
Throughout this election cycle, we’ve stressed the importance of making you voice heard at the polls in person or via absentee because it’s truly the starting point for all of…