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New data by Launch Michigan, a nonprofit committed to improving Michigan's public education system, indicates Michigan's schools are underperforming compared to districts in high-performing states. Read more at https://lnkd.in/dW4DiTJp

Access to quality health care is key to maintaining physical and mental health for young and old, but barriers within the health care system create inequities. To create health equity for all, health professionals can play a vital role by being aware of potential biases and helping advance health equity. https://lnkd.in/gGTaPwk5

According to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, most mothers and over two-thirds of fathers with children 0-4 use social platforms for topics like feeding and behavioral challenges. Read more at https://lnkd.in/g_4Km4wr (63%25%20vs%2042%25)

Last year, Michigan took a crucial step by allocating an extra $200 million to schools in need. However, advocates emphasize that lawmakers must do more to ensure that all schools receive the funding they require to provide quality education to our children. https://lnkd.in/gbfUX3ti

Developing essential social and academic skills is one of the positive outcomes highlighted about PreK for All, but gaining more conversational traction is the power of universal pre-k to disrupt the preschool-to-prison pipeline. https://lnkd.in/gucfyEwn

Child care has been underfunded for decades, and the pandemic demonstrated how indispensable child care is for the well-being and economic security of children, families and communities while revealing the system’s shortcomings. Child Car Aware of America’s (CCAoA) report Demanding Change focuses on four aspects of the system and issues impacting them. https://lnkd.in/dkCwgexh

Registration is now open for the 2024 Michigan AEYC Annual Early Childhood Conference April 18-20 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Come together with early childhood education peers from across the state to learn and celebrate the power of purposeful play. https://miaeyc.org/

New data shows Michigan traditional public schools continue to educate fewer students, while charter schools and some private schools add them. https://lnkd.in/gqeHhQNd

A pilot project to address racial bias and inequity in the child welfare system is being launched in Michigan to lower the rate of medical professionals who overreport Black, Latina and Indigenous families to the welfare system. https://lnkd.in/giQfS2m7

Did you know that good sleep can be linked to children’s physical, mental, emotional, and social health? Check out some practical suggestions from the Sleep Foundationon nurturing children’s healthy sleep habits for lifelong well-being. https://lnkd.in/gbMsyeqK