The path to success starts at birth: investing in early education is key to better academic outcomes
The Kindergarten Success Program is a free, full-day kindergarten preparation summer program building foundational skills – one ...
Dismantling public education’s racist history
Like school districts around the country, Battle Creek Public Schools has been shaped by systemic racism, but ...
A Detroit case study in quality childcare and equitable funding
In a recently published commentary, Kresge Foundation Detroit Program managing director Wendy Lewis Jackson and CEO of ...
Investing in public schools is investing in the local economy
Battle Creek Central High School's Career Academies combine academics with skills training, preparing students for career opportunities.
Battle Creek early childhood system builds resilience to weather child care crisis
In 2014, only 15.5% of children in Battle Creek were ready for kindergarten. But just a few ...
Engaging Battle Creek in Mexican history, art and dance
The history of Mexican Americans in Battle Creek lives on through everyday cultural practices of art, research ...
Ryan the Lion delights young Detroit readers
“Read, Write, Roar!” is a literacy educational program by Detroit Public Television to help students build literacy ...
How do you feed hungry families in Michigan? Ask them.
University of Michigan School of Public Health Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences Kate Bauer assembled a team ...
