The changing nature of Michigan poverty
As we have written frequently, Michigan is now structurally a low prosperity state after having been a high prosperity state during the 20th Century. You
As we have written frequently, Michigan is now structurally a low prosperity state after having been a high prosperity state during the 20th Century. You
Metro Grand Rapids’ economy was in the news twice recently. One very positive story, the other not so much. Both are accurate. The differences between
Following up on my last post about the importance of quality schools and local governments I thought it worthwhile to rerun a post I wrote
Two new reports should be setting off alarm bells among Michigan’s leaders, both political and business. One comes from Ed Trust Midwest entitled Michigan Achieves!
Every election year candidates from both parties make growing manufacturing employment a centerpiece of their economic growth strategy. One problem: no matter who wins in
Good article in the Atlantic on Detroit schools entitled Detroit’s Education Catastrophe. Worth reading! The article describes the consequences of an unregulated education marketplace with
An article entitled “More evidence the sky is not falling due to student loan debt” reviews recent research on the question of whether student loans
Fascinating survey results from Navient and Ipsos entitled Money Under 35. Worth checking out. The findings destroys the conventional wisdom about college graduates being crushed
As the legislature debates restructuring K-12 schooling in Detroit, a reporter asked me why Excellent Schools Detroit (ESD) hasn’t worked. I am a founding and
Insightful Atlantic article entitled Will the push for coding lead to technical ghettos? With a subtitle of “The emphasis on knowing Java and JavaScript could
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