Investing in public education stands as one of the most crucial decisions policymakers and communities can make to secure a prosperous and equitable future for its youngest citizens. The benefits of a robust public education system extend far beyond individual achievement; they shape the ...
Listening to the usual legacy media suspects, one might think 2025 was an apocalyptic wasteland of sorts -- an authoritarian fever dream brought on by the return of Donald J. Trump to the Oval Office. The reality looked very different. This past year was, in many ways, a pretty great and ...
Mom said I was born with my eyes wide open—as if already searching for something bigger than myself. My parents are non-denominational Christians, and that’s how they raised me. I don’t remember a time where we did not attend church regularly on Sundays. They were not the kind to show ...
In 2022 the Washington, D.C. based Heritage Foundation began to write a 900 plus page document known as Project 2025. In part, the thrust of this conservative organization’s document was to enhance presidential executive orders along with specific changes to the federal government’s ...
When an industry or corporation is allowed to go unchallenged while trampling state rights and responsibilities, decisions often become political, not scientific, which could and will put people and natural resources in danger. That’s the conclusion of many who recently read about a federal ...
Nearly 1 in 5 children in Michigan are growing up in poverty. In some counties–like Alcona and Montmorency–the rate is closer to 1 in 4. These children are much more likely than their peers to experience stress and deprivation that has profound negative impacts on healthy development, ...