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The 2019 Michigan Economy Was Not One Of Our Best Ever

The 2019 Michigan economy was not one of our best ever

  • April 6, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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The Michigan Association of United Ways recently reported that in Michigan's strong pre-pandemic 2019 economy 38 percent of Michigan households were unable to pay for basic necessities. So in what many called the best U.S. and Michigan economy ever, nearly…

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A Pathway For Every Child: What Now? Ep. 10 With Pam Moran And Ira Socol

A Pathway for Every Child: What Now? Ep. 10 with Pam Moran and Ira Socol

  • April 5, 2021
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Feature, What Now? Video Interviews
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Two threads came together for me recently. In talking with Colin Seale, the keynoter at our recent conversation on educational equity that we titled "Beyond Learning Loss" (video available here), I was reminded that of everything we've tried in education…

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Our Community College Completion Challenge

Our community college completion challenge

  • March 23, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
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A year ago I wrote about the year two results from the MDRC evaluation of the Detroit Promise Plus program. This post is largely a rerun of that post with data updated for year three of the program. The bottom…

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Wonder Workshops: Bringing Identity And Inquiry Into Schooling: What Now? Ep. 9 With Lisa Bergman And Lisa Diaz

Wonder Workshops: Bringing Identity and Inquiry Into Schooling: What Now? Ep. 9 with Lisa Bergman and Lisa Diaz

  • March 22, 2021
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, What Now? Video Interviews
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It's commonly observed that a school's culture for children is a mirror of a school's culture for adults. At Mt. Pleasant's Renaissance Public School Academy, as you can see in today's interview, we find a culture where passion and curiosity,…

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These Are Michigan’s Middle-paid Occupations

These are Michigan’s middle-paid occupations

  • March 16, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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In recent posts we have been exploring payroll jobs wages by occupation and education. Dividing the labor market into occupations with median wages below the national median of $39,810, occupations we call middle-paid occupations with median wages between the national…

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A District In Alignment: What Now? Ep. 8 With Scot Graden

A District In Alignment: What Now? Ep. 8 with Scot Graden

  • March 11, 2021
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent, What Now? Video Interviews
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Our guest today has led a district that, for over a decade, has been moving towards a skills-based approach to learning, rather than a purely content-based approach. Scot Graden is the very recently retired superintendent of Saline Area Schools, a…

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These Are Michigan’s High-paid Occupations

These are Michigan’s high-paid occupations

  • March 9, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
  • 2 Comments

In recent posts we have been exploring payroll jobs wages by occupation and education. Dividing the labor market into occupations with median wages below the national median of $39,810, occupations with median wages between the national median and the 75…

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Beyond Learning Loss: Tangible Outcomes For Education Equity Post-Covid

Beyond Learning Loss: Tangible Outcomes for Education Equity Post-Covid

  • February 25, 2021
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent, What Now? Video Interviews
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The educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unquestionable. But what if we spent less time talking about closing achievement gaps and more time talking about practical strategies and outcomes for shattering achievement ceilings? We invite you to a presentation…

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Whitmer’s Rising Household Income For All Agenda

Whitmer’s rising household income for all agenda

  • February 23, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Governor Whitmer's new economic policy agenda states: The construction of this agenda has, as a guiding principle, the idea that a primary goal of state economic policy should be rising household incomes for all Michiganders, especially those who are struggling.…

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Blue Collar Occupations Don’t Dominate Good-paying Jobs

Blue collar occupations don’t dominate good-paying jobs

  • February 16, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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Conventional wisdom has it that there are two dominant paths to good-paying jobs and careers: STEM occupations and the skilled trades. In our last post we looked at STEM occupations including those classified as a professional trade. In this post…

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Recent Posts

  • The 2019 Michigan economy was not one of our best ever April 6, 2021
  • A Pathway for Every Child: What Now? Ep. 10 with Pam Moran and Ira Socol April 5, 2021
  • Our community college completion challenge March 23, 2021
  • Wonder Workshops: Bringing Identity and Inquiry Into Schooling: What Now? Ep. 9 with Lisa Bergman and Lisa Diaz March 22, 2021
  • These are Michigan’s middle-paid occupations March 16, 2021
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