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A new report claims teen pregnancies cost Michigan taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. That’s a despite a sharp decline in teen birth rates…
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Most teen workers spend instead of save.That's according to a new University of Michigan study of 49,000 high school seniors from 1981 through 2011. It's…
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The latest Kids Count data show that roughly 11,000 teens gave birth in Michigan in 2010. Statistically speaking, teen parents are more likely to drop out…
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Michigan labor officials say teenagers may have a better chance this year of landing a summer job.In the summer of 2010, at the height of the recession,…
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The State of Opportunity team found this short animation put together by a campaign called "Mistakes Kids Make."The campaign is described as a…
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A new state law takes effect tomorrow that bans teenage drivers from talking on a cell phone behind the wheel.“Kelsey’s law” is named for an Upper…
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Michigan is rolling out new guidelines designed to help health providers better identify teens with high-risk behaviors.The statewide guidelines recommend…
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The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above.Though largely unrecognized and…
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New drivers in Michigan will soon face restrictions on cell phone use while they’re behind the wheel.Governor Rick Snyder signed “Kelsey’s Law” Tuesday.It…
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Teenage alcohol and cigarette use is down across the country, and Michigan is no exception.That's according to the state's Youth Risk Behavior Survey,…