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Struggling Michigan child care centers wave white flag as state invests in new facilities
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDeata McLemore scowled just a bit as she pulled up an email from the state, the one informing her...
What we learned about Michigan’s child care crisis from parents and providers
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn May, the nonprofit journalism site MuckRock and several Michigan newsrooms published initial...
Michigan’s child care crisis is much worse than policymakers have estimated
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was March 27, 2021, and an at-home day care in Grand Rapids was ready for a pool day. The day...
‘A crying need for kids’: Federal child care aid dwindles
Politico via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA windfall of Covid-19 relief money helped states boost the child care sector. Now state and federal...
Working families struggle to afford child care. Could Michigan’s ‘Tri-Share’ model work?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoLaura VanBlaricum did the math. She couldn’t return to work – not with the cost of infant care in...
Child cares face a new threat: Public preschool
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFree universal preschool is finally arriving in states like California, thanks to ballooning budget surpluses. But for child cares already dealing with...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2023 State of the State address: Read the transcript
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her 2023 State of the State address Wednesday in the House chamber...
Whitmer signs legislation requiring water filters in every school
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday creating a Clean Drinking Water Act in Michigan...
Early in session, lawmakers set sights on addressing child care crisis in Missouri
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEarly in the legislative session, state lawmakers have set their sights on improving access to child...
Michelle Arroyo’s Son Grayson Arroyo-Smiley Has Passed Away After Long Battle With Cancer; Gretchen...
Reality Tea via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt is with heavy remorse this article has to be written. There aren’t a lot of people who have hero...