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- More families set to lose welfare assistance
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- Budget translated: Don’t get excited
- Bridge reports, budgets rise
- Detroit neighbor losing population, too
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GUEST COLUMN: Economic impacts of Latinos and baby boomers in Michigan
By Rubén Martinez, Ph.D.
Current estimates of the size of the Latino population in Michigan set the number around 410,000, with Latinos comprising approximately 4.1% of Michigan’s population. This figure is up from 324,200 in 2000, when Latinos comprised 3.3% of the state’s population. According to population estimates, the state’s overall population has stayed [...]
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Diverse leaders take responsibility for finally educating Detroit's kids
By Lou Glazer
A decade ago it was reasonable to ask whether low income and minority (predominantly big city) kids could learn what is needed to do well in today’s increasingly knowledge-based economy. There were few open enrollment urban schools anywhere in the country getting good student achievement. No more!
There now are simply too many schools [...]
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