Why the Ingham Change Initiative Focuses on Policy

 Research reveals that not all citizens in Ingham County have the opportunity to succeed. The disparity for some children begins in the womb and is exacerbated by systems and policies that reinforce those disparities at each stage of child development. (more)

"Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations." (more) By John Kania & Mark Kramer; Illustration by Martin Jarrie

^{The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap}

"Within the United States, white students generally perform better on tests than black students; rich students generally perform better than poor students; and students of similar backgrounds perform dramatically differently across school systems and classrooms." (more) - McKinsey & Company

Building Transformative Youth Leadership


"This paper illuminates the connections between youth organizing’s transformative impact on young people and its potential to affect public education and social change." (more) - Seema Shah