Central cities as talent magnets
What continues to worry me most about the future of Michigan is that our definition of what success looks like is grounded in the past.
Economic well being by education attainment
The evidence continues to pour in that those with a four-year degree or more have the highest incomes and wages. Not that a four-year degree
Lets hope this isn’t “back”: kids
Michigan is not a state that attracts many young adults to live and work here. Its a problem we need to address. But unless and
Lets hope this isn’t “back”: wages
We ended our previous post on whether Michigan is back with the conclusion that the fundamental challenge Michigan is facing is too few good paying
Growing education inequality
An important column from Eduardo Porter in the New York Times entitled: A Simple Equation: More Education = More Income. That about says it all! Worth
Lets hope this isn’t “back”
Michigan elites––corporate, elected officials and the press––increasingly claim that Michigan is back. Thanks in no small part to the huge federal bailout of the domestic