Karen Kling

On December 10, Kohn Professor Luke Shaefer testified before the Michigan State Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services about a new state-level paid family leave program. Shaefer pointed to a recent study by University of Michigan Poverty...

A teacher has a question, notes for families await delivery to classrooms, and a little girl arriving at Blackbird Child Care Center in Harbor Springs needs her rain boots swapped for shoes. Sadie Riley-Flemming responds to it all with a...

A new website answers child care providers' frequently asked questions about Michigan's Child  Development and Care Subsidy—an underused resource that can help families pay for child care.  The University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions developed...