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LANSING – Michigan’s economic distress continues to hurt the state’s children in profound ways -- with a steep 50 percent climb in child poverty in the past decade, rising numbers

On Wednesday, January 18th, Governor Snyder delivered his 2nd State of the State address.

LANSING –Despite learning today that Michigan is not one of nine states awarded a federal Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant, the work to build a system of early learning and deve

LANSING – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan has chosen Susan Broman to lead the new Office of Great Start.

The urban landscape of Detroit-Wayne County appears to have little in common with the wide-open spaces and small towns of Montcalm County, hundreds of miles to the northwest.

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In response to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/cash assistance cuts, Great Start’s Family Support Action Team is sponsoring a Basic Needs Drive for these families who live in Way

Vulnerable kids will get a second crucial year of quality child care and preschool

More low-income families can benefit if local matching funds are raised by July 31.

LANSING — More than 4,000 parents, children and advocates are expected at the Capitol Thursday, May 19, to thank state lawmakers for their ongoing support of early childhood programs and to remind them how important those investments are to local communities.