

Our growing Michigan together recommendations
Michigan’s new Growing Michigan Together council and its workgroups have an opportunity to reverse four decades of Michigan population, employment, and household income decline. What follows is


Education and opportunity in today’s labor market
A statewide survey conducted by the Detroit Regional Chamber earlier this year reported some startling data about Michiganders’ views on the value of a four-year college degree.


What’s missed in Mississippi’s success story
New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof recently wrote an article celebrating the growth in reading scores among Mississippi 4th graders. Of Mississippi, Kristof writes


Donna Lasinski joins Michigan Future Inc. as Vice President
Michigan Future Inc., a Michigan-focused non-partisan, non-profit think tank, today announced the hiring of former State Representative Donna Lasinski as Vice President. “It’s terrific to


Coding vs foreign languages; Snyder vs Cuban
This post was originally published in November 2017. It is arguably more relevant today than then. As Farhad Manjoo details in a recent New York


Preparing Black students for life and career, not just a job
This post was originally published in October 2016. It is arguably more relevant today than then. As Farhad Manjoo details in a recent New York