Month: June 2021

As a parent, I know how expensive it can be to raise a child. It seems that every time I look at him, he’s grown out of his shoes again, put a new hole in the knees of his jeans, or needs something new for school. And that doesn’t even take into consideration the things […]

Michigan ranked 28th in the country for overall child well-being and 41st in education as of 2019, according to a new report. The 2021 Kids Count Databook from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that Michigan had been making progress before the pandemic, with 18% of children living in poverty in 2019 compared to 23% in 2010. Kelsey […]

A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance. We’ve all seen the recent news coverage and memes going around about some businesses’ struggles finding workers right now. A coworker of mine even said one local fast food restaurant was putting mini job applications in with every drive-thru order. But while this is certainly […]

Education in Michigan is an ever-present discussion of pandemic crisis after crisis. And despite monumental efforts this year, we’re still facing a big crisis: the consistent decline of college enrollment. Even before COVID-19, we saw year-after-year declines in college enrollment beginning in 2014. Students already facing the greatest disparities are those being affected the most. Read […]

Job Description Michigan League for Public Policy  Kids Count in Michigan Early Childhood Data Analyst The Michigan League for Public Policy is a statewide advocacy organization that works to promote economic security and well-being for all people in Michigan through the policymaking process using a race equity lens. Kids Count in Michigan, a project at […]

On Monday, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released the 2021 Kids Count Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data analyzing how families have fared between the Great Recession and the last year before the COVID-19 crisis. In response, the Michigan League for Public Policy also released its own version of the report, centered […]

This column originally appeared in the Alpena News on June 23, 2021 This week, the Michigan League for Public Policy released the biannual Kids Count in Michigan Data Book that looks at state and county outcomes in four domains of child well-being: family and community, economic security, education, and health and safety. This year’s findings […]

Fewer Michigan children, young adults and households are living in poverty and the state’s rates of infant mortality, and death for teens and young adults have improved since 2010, according to 2021 Kids Count data profiles. At the same time,the state saw an increase in child deaths and children in families investigated for abuse or neglect, according to the Michigan […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2021 Contact:Alex Rossman arossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 COVID-19 Pandemic Jeopardizes Michigan’s Progress on Child and Family Well-Being, Exposes Greatest Needs  Michigan ranked 28 overall in national KIDS COUNT Data Book; State Data Book provides county data on areas of improvement, ongoing challenges LANSING, MICHIGAN — Michigan was doing better than half of […]

For Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2021 Contact: Alex Rossmanarossman@mlpp.org 517-775-9053 U.S. Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act ACA and Healthy Michigan Plan continue to improve health and well-being LANSING—The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling to leave the Affordable Care Act intact. It can be […]