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
Attracting and retaining young talent: the economic development strategy that really matters
In my last post, I looked at the connection between the educational attainment of the working-age population of a region or state, and the prosperity
The connection between educational attainment and economic development
Most discussions about economic development in Michigan are pretty narrowly focused. How many jobs did we “create?” What companies did we “attract”, or retain? Manufacturing
