This year the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference will begin with a session that proclaims that Michigan’s “House Is On Fire,” detailing the facts,
Over the past couple years, a consensus has emerged among business, philanthropic, political, and many education leaders about how we should be teaching young children
The story of the underemployed college graduate refuses to die. If you look back across the past half century, it is not hard to find
When people make the argument that you don’t need a four-year degree to get a good-paying job, they will often say that you can make
We are back in a period of heightened “alarm” about the value of a four-year degree. This happens every time there is an economic slowdown and it is difficult for recent college
When people talk about Michigan’s failing education system, or talk about Michigan being 44th in education, or set a goal for Michigan to be a
Over the past several decades we have been inundated with stories about so-called education miracle states. All garnering attention because of big gains in National
At Michigan Future, we believe the key to Michigan’s long-term prosperity is attracting and retaining young talent. In today’s economy, a state’s economic prosperity is
Last year, the state budget included funding for a program called the Michigan Talent Partnership. The program is based on a proposal we put forth,
Metro Detroit has gone from one of the nation’s most prosperous big metros to one of its poorest. In 1999, Detroit’s per capita income was 12 percent
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