Education

Coverage of schools from pre-k and kindergarten through higher education, including trade and online classes.

How Medicaid supports early education and child development

Health care access is inseparable from academic success.

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Facility dogs provide helping paws addressing mental health concerns among Metro Detroit schools

In partnership with Canines for Change and Priority Health, Priority Pups have been introduced in three Metro Detroit schools to help support mental health, teach responsibility and symbolize caring relationships.

Federal SNAP changes threaten little Michiganders’ food access and future

Good nutrition lays the foundation for physical growth, brain development, and school readiness.

Los cambios federales en el SNAP amenazan el acceso a los alimentos y el futuro de los pequeños habitantes de Michigan

“Las prestaciones del SNAP no cubren todos los gastos alimentarios de las familias en ningún lugar del estado, y estos cambios están ampliando aún más esa brecha”. Julie Cassidy, MLPP.

التغييرات الفيدرالية على برنامج المساعدات الغذائية التكميلية (سناب) تهدد وصول أطفال ميشيغان الصغار إلى الغذاء ومستقبلهم

تشكل التغذية الجيدة الأساس للنمو الجسدي وتطور الدماغ والاستعداد المدرسي. وتُعد الألف يوم الأولى من حياة الطفل — من الحمل حتى عمر سنتين — مرحلة حاسمة.

Innovation and advocacy: Building the early childhood workforce

If implemented, the many innovative solutions for building the early childhood workforce could have phenomenal results.

Pulse collaboration with MiLeap seeks to transform child care access in Michigan

The Pulse initiative is transforming early childhood in Michigan by bridging the gap between research and practice.

Nazma Begum on a snowboarding trip.
How one camping trip changed a Hamtramck high schooler’s life

Immigrating from Bangladesh to Hamtramck, Nazma Begum had no friends, no English language skills, and no experience with outdoor activities. But all of that changed when she went on her first camping trip.

Michigan-based nonprofit sparks girlboss spirit at youth summit

Empowering today’s female youth entrepreneurs is the T. Rose Foundation, with their programming and networking events like the Girlpreneur expo to be hosted on October 25 in Detroit.

Detroit vs. outstate: Do child care challenges differ for urban and rural families?

While geography shapes experience, families face similar struggles finding child care.

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