This handy map at the New York Times shows the percentage of schoolchildren eligible for free or reduced-price lunches at school by state in 2011. In Michigan, almost half the children are eligible — 45 percent. And, sadly, that’s a good figure, by national standards. Twenty-two states have a majority of schoolchildren qualified. In parts […]
Wednesday is the last day of Bridge Michigan's spring fundraiser, and we are still working to reach $60,000. Our journalism answers to readers, and that is only possible because people like you choose to fund it. Will you have our back before we close?
