Great Start Readiness Program.

Today on Stateside, a conversation with the president of the soon-to-close Finlandia University, and a closer look at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plan to expand early childhood education.

Leaders of Wayne RESA, the county’s intermediate school district, hope the bonus pay will make the profession more financially viable for interested people. New teachers and staff in the Great Start Readiness Program—the county-run, state-funded preschool program for four-year-olds -- have started getting incentive pay.

Michigan has made major strides when it comes to the number of kids enrolled in state-funded preschool.The state now ranks 15th in the country according…

A group of Michigan athletes and coaches is calling on state lawmakers to spend more money on early childhood education.Governor Snyder is asking for an…