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Mission:Readiness Research Advocates Early Education

2009 Nov 5
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Sometimes talking about a familiar issue in a new light with unexpected advocates is an excellent way to attract attention. Lipman Hearne is strategizing and working with Mission: Readiness to raise awareness of early education. Their research shows that 75 percent of young Americans are ineligible to enlist in the military because they are either [...]

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In Detroit, a healthy dose of hope

2009 Feb 26
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I spent a day this week in Detroit – a city much of the country seems to have written off.  Violent crime is three to five times the national norm.  Average home price is just north of $18,500.  City unemployment stands at 21 percent.  Foreclosure announcements recently took up 137 pages of the Detroit Free [...]

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