Michigan’s Missing 800,000 Middle-Class Jobs
Key takeaways Since the turn of the century, our state has experienced a precipitous decline in economic prosperity relative to the rest of the country. In 1999, Michigan ranked 16th in per-capita income. In 2023, we ranked 39th. And the slide shows no signs of slowing. What we have been doing over the past 25 […]
Redesigning education in Michigan – Conclusion
Over the past several weeks, I wrote a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the fourteenth […]
Redesigning education in Michigan – part 13: Policy levers to improve outcomes at Michigan community colleges
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan part 12 – Improving completion rates at Michigan’s community colleges
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan part 11 – Public policy levers to boost completion rates at 4-year colleges
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan Part 10 – Improving completion rates at four-year colleges
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan Part 9 – Increasing BA attainment will require increasing K-12 funding
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan Part 8 – Holding school systems accountable to postsecondary success
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan – Part 7: An assessment system designed for college success
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]
Redesigning education in Michigan – Part 6: Building college-ready skills in K-12
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be writing a series of posts about the importance of educational attainment – both to our statewide economy and to individual economic mobility and prosperity – and how we should be designing our K-16 education system to increase the number of Michiganders who attain bachelor’s degrees. This is the […]