Morality & Family - Research

Goals, Statistics and Terminology of Foster Care

This is information submitted by Michigan in Brief, which provides information about the state and certain policy areas that are pertinent at the time. It includes definitions of foster care terms, statistics and goals of the foster care system in Michigan.

Mackinac Center Information

The Mackinac Center presents research that gives the benefits and downfalls of privatizing foster care along with important statistics regarding Michigan's foster care system.

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Should legislative term limits in Michigan be extended?

	Eliminated - we should abolish term limits
	Extended - if elected, legislators should be able to serve more terms
	Left Alone - 2 terms for the senate and 3 terms for the house
	They already serve too long - 1 term in each chamber is long enough

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The Michigan Policy Network is a student-led public education and research program to report and organize news and information about the political process surrounding Michigan state policy issues. It is run out of the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, with participation by students from the College of Social Science, the College of Communication, and James Madison College.

Meet your Policy Fellow

Tina Wolverton is Morality & Family Policy Fellow and Correspondent for the Michigan Policy Network. Tina is a 2nd year student at Michigan State University who grew up in Southeast Michigan. Tina is interested in the education and development of children and is currently majoring in Child Development. After graduation she plans to pursue a teaching job at a preschool or a day care.