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March 8, 2010

Lansing -- Michigan was not among the states chosen as finalists today for up to a $500 million share of federal funding in the Race to the Top school reform program.

February 25, 2010
February 18, 2010

Governor Jennifer Granholm’s fiscal year 2011 budget is a mixed bag of relief and concern for early childhood advocates.

While the budget maintains funding for most early childhood programs, it eliminates the state’s only mental health program for children 0-5.

The Child Care Enhancement Program (CCEP) serves high-risk children with social-emotional and behavioral...

February 11, 2010

Over the last 30 years, America has “squandered” the educational lead it previously held over the rest of the world, according to New York Times columnist David Brooks.

Speaking February 8th at the Economic Club of Grand Rapids, the conservative columnist said...

February 8, 2010

Parents engage in creative problem solving at the PLIBuilding and expanding diverse coalitions was the focus of the second annual Parent Leadership Institute held Feb. 4-5 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing.

February 8, 2010

Brenda McGowan was a natural fit for parent liaison work long before she ever took on that role.

Prior to signing on as the parent liaison for St. Joseph County in the southwest corner of the state,...

February 3, 2010

Dr. Valora WashingtonWanted: More and better college-level training and higher salaries for Michigan students who want to enter the early childhood profession. Both are key if Michigan is going attract – and keep – the best and brightest in the business of caring for and...

January 29, 2010

The Wilder Research report – which showed the Michigan’s early childhood efforts save it $1.15 billion per year – was the subject of two commentaries this week in the state’s largest papers, The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.
 

January 27, 2010

In a January 27 Detroit News commentary about the state’s “Race to the Top” application, Iris Salters, president of the Mi

January 27, 2010

LANSING - News that early childhood efforts save Michigan a billion dollars a year caught the media’s ear in a big way this week.