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Author: Sarah Szurpicki

This author has written 77 articles
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Immigrants And Urban Population Growth

Immigrants and urban population growth

  • November 22, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Talent
  • 0 Comments

Michigan Future has long argued that states must be “welcoming” to be attractive to the college educated workforce that employers seek—and who are “mobile,” meaning that they are the most likely to pull up stakes and move across the country…

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Helping Young Offenders Get Back On Track: A Model From Florida

Helping young offenders get back on track: a model from Florida

  • November 11, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

If Michigan is going to be broadly prosperous again, it’s imperative that we reduce barriers to people who want to participate in the workforce. More and more research shows that time behind bars—even a few days in a local jail—can…

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New Jobs Require Higher Skill Levels

New jobs require higher skill levels

  • November 2, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Talent
  • 0 Comments

If you haven’t been convinced already by the approximately one million posts MFI has written over the years about the importance of a college degree for individual job security and earnings, and for the importance of college degree holders to…

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What I Want From My Daughter’s School

What I want from my daughter’s school

  • October 20, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

My older daughter just started preschool. I’ll tell you what I was looking for in a school—for this year and Kindergarten, and probably at least a few years beyond (I can only see so far!). I want the focus to…

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Can Michigan Get Corrections Reform Right?

Can Michigan get corrections reform right?

  • October 12, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

In the future, the majority of jobs in the U.S. will not be high paid. Gone are the days when you could earn a family-supporting wage with a high school degree. At Michigan Future, we’re looking at what this great…

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Michigan’s School Choice Is Resulting In School Segregation

Michigan’s school choice is resulting in school segregation

  • September 29, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

For decades, research has been clear that the second most powerful driver of student achievement—behind parental income—is the socioeconomic status of a student’s school. Creating socioeconomically integrated schools should be a top priority of anyone looking to improve the performance…

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$5.5 Billion Reasons Michigan Should Stop Short-changing Its Cities

$5.5 billion reasons Michigan should stop short-changing its cities

  • September 21, 2016
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog
  • 4 Comments

According to a 2016 Great Lakes Economic Consulting report entitled Michigan's Great Disinvestment, 11 Michigan cities, one township, one county, and five school districts are in official states of financial emergency. Though cities around the country have struggled with municipal finance,…

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