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Raising Kids in Detroit

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak Wednesday, July 23, 2014
It's no secret that young professionals have gravitated to Detroit's urban center in recent years, but what happens when they start having kids? Nina Misuraca Ignaczak spoke with some families who have made the commitment to stay and raise their kids in the city.

Rosedale-Grandmont Little League: 500 Kids Up to Bat in Detroit

Three Lyons Creative Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Since it was founded in 1992, the Rosedale-Grandmont Little League has been the summer pastime of this west side Detroit neighborhood.

Video: Playworks Teaches Kids to Play the Right Way

Cass Corridor Films Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Resource-strapped schools have trouble providing recess in a way that is fun for kids and supplements academics. Playworks, a national nonprofit, has partnered with several Detroit schools to provide recess for kids that is fun, educational, and inclusive.

Kids, Families Welcome Spring on Belle Isle

Amy Kuras Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Block By Block, a program of Team 313, clears trash-strewn lots and changes attitudes about littering. But its biggest success are the values youth learn while keeping their neighborhoods clean.

Building Networks for Job Success

Matthew Lewis Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Youth Employment Solutions and the Detroit Youth Development Commission's employment program help young people in Detroit develop skills needed to find jobs and prepare themselves for a better future. 

Kids Nurture Detroit Gardens

Amy Kuras Monday, March 03, 2014
The productive green space is part of the Detroit School Garden Collaborative, a partnership between the Detroit Public Schools and the Greening of Detroit. Amy Kuras eagerly looks forward to planting season in this report. 

Hands-on Tech Experience for Middle School Girls

Stephanie Doublestein Saturday, February 22, 2014
With support from Atomic Object, Software GR hosts unique, one-day, hands-on tech experiences for middle school girls. 

Career Education in Schools

Amy Kuras Sunday, February 02, 2014
A combination of mentoring, job shadowing, and taking kids inside classrooms and labs used to train tomorrow's scientists, doctors and coders is helping prepare young Detroiters for careers in health care. 

Getting to School on Two Feet

Patrick Dunn Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Suburban sprawl has led to a new generation of children being driven to school instead of walking or biking. But with Michigan's Safe Routes to Schools program funding sidewalks and other infrastructure, walking and biking are the new educational path. 

Diversity in Hamtramck Schools

Amy Kuras Sunday, January 12, 2014
In Hamtramck, where immigrant families from all over the world have settled for generations, students are as likely to speak Arabic or Bengali as they are English. 

Progressive Charters Step Up For Detroit Kids

Amy Kuras Friday, November 01, 2013
Detroit Achievement Academy, James and Grace Lee Boggs School, and the Y Detroit Leadership Academy High School opened this fall in Detroit.

Tween Entrepreneurs

Kim North Shine Sunday, October 13, 2013
If violin lessons and Little League aren't enough, Dearborn Chamber of Commerce has launched the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, a program that teaches precocious kids how to launch their own start-up.

Weeklong #EdMattersHere Chat on Detroit Schools

Amanda Lewan Sunday, September 22, 2013
Join the social conversation in Detroit this week by tweeting your thoughts. Not a gripe session; instead, share solutions, sing the praise of on-the-ground heroes, promote change. 

The Power of Collective Impact

Amy Kuras Saturday, August 24, 2013
From Detroit, to Battle Creek to Holland, nonprofits, businesses, and community members are impacting social problems using a collective impact framework. 

Speaker Series: Creative Cities, The Next Generation

Michigan Nightlight Monday, August 19, 2013
Join us August 22 in Detroit or Grand Rapids for a dual-city conversation on the state of arts education.
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Victoria Mullen Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Parents working more than one job or odd hours, a lack of funds, and no transportation often prevent kids from experiencing one of Michigan’s incredible natural resources. For the majority of west side Grand Rapids elementary school kids, Lake Michigan is sadly out of reach. OST has teamed up with Grand Rapids Public Schools to give fourth-graders at west side schools the opportunity to experience the big lake firsthand.
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Youth Decide Where Grant Dollars are Spent

Anya Zentmeyer Wednesday, August 13, 2014
For Grand Rapids students who serve as trustees-in-training on the GRCF Youth Grant Committee, giving back to the community goes hand in hand with empowering students to succeed. 
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