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Young Children of Color
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The latest snapshot of the country’s population released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau signals a major shift in demographics that is bound to have significant policy implications for the decades ahead. For the first time, children of color make up half of the under-5 age group nationally, and in Michigan, more than one in three Michigan children are children of color.
Michigan’s expansion of pre-K
Monday, June 3, 2013
Tim Bartik, senior economist at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, weighs in on Michigan's Pre-K expansion.
Work Doesn’t Stop After Star Power
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Last 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 adults engaging in the festivities –getting their faces painted, doing the chicken dance, and meeting with legislators.
Head Start Winners
Monday, May 6, 2013
At the start of this month, the Office of Head Start named 160 preliminary winners in the Obama’s administration’s new “re-competition” process for determining which institutions deserve continued funding to run Head Start and Early Head Start programs
Head Start Winners Include Very Few Brand-New Providers
Monday, May 6, 2013
At the start of this month, the Office of Head Start named 160 preliminary winners in the Obama’s administration’s new “re-competition” process for determining which institutions deserve continued funding to run Head Start and Early Head Start programs
Five Important Reasons to Vaccinate
Thursday, April 25, 2013
You want to do what is best for your children. You know about the importance of car seats, baby gates and other ways to keep them safe. But, did you know that one of the best ways to protect your children is to make sure they have all of their vaccinations?
Manny Sanchez on Pre-K
Monday, April 22, 2013
My parents immigrated from Mexico and did not graduate high school, though my mother earned her GED. They recognized the value of education, and pushed their seven children to see college and professional careers as dreams that were within our reach.
A Determined Head Start
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Michigan Head Start Association held its 22nd annual training conference earlier this month for hundreds of early childhood educators. The two-day event in Lansing focused on learning new strategies to help children and families dealing with complex social-emotional health challenges
Actions and consequences
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Nearly two years ago, the governor and the majority in the Legislature voted to reduce the state EITC by 70% starting in tax year 2012. Working families filing their 2012 taxes now are feeling the first impact of that short-sighted decision.
Fight Crime Supports GSRP
Friday, March 8, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal expanding the state-run Great Start Readiness Program for 4-year-olds received major support from four diverse organizations made up of crime-fighters, pastors, military readiness experts and business leaders.
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