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A newly released report is breaking new ground in the study of inequality among our children.The report is from the Annie E. Casey Foundation for Kids…

The Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus will perform Brundibar this weekend at the Detroit Opera House. The children's opera was originally performed…

A Flint substitute teacher is facing a variety of charges, including assault and battery, for allegedly duct taping the mouths of several elementary…

It's December. That means the airwaves are filled with Holly Jolly Christmases, White Christmases, Jingle Bell Rock and that ever-present Little Drummer…

Michigan's economy may be slogging its way up the hill towards recovery, but life is not getting as good as it should for children in our state.That's the…

It seems the Great Recession--the lingering economic worries, the slow-poke recovery--all of that seems to have made people more hesitant than ever to…

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has issued its annual Kids Count report on the well-being of children across the nation. In Michigan, the outline is a mixed…

The State of Opportunity team found this short animation put together by a campaign called "Mistakes Kids Make."The campaign is described as a…

Today, I reported for State of Opportunity on some alarming new statistics on child abuse and neglect in Michigan.You can click here to get the full…

It’s not uncommon for newborn babies to have an unclear gender. About one in 300 infants have a disorder of sex development (or DSD). That means babies…