The urgency of imagination for schooling redesign
Success in today’s and tomorrow’s economy is largely dependent on having a set of skills that are critical in today’s workplace. At Michigan Future, we’ve
How better measures would leave no doubt about the need for school redesign
At Michigan Future, there is a core assumption that underlies our approach to changing our state for the better, and today I want to reflect
What I want for Michigan’s children
After a number of years, I’m preparing to step away from my work at Michigan Future at the end of this month. I am offering
Everything is Not Fine.
At Michigan Future, we believe that there are structural issues in our economy that will take bold and transformative action to remedy. It is time for Michigan to step up with a large expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Led by New York, big cities had a great decade
The 2010s were a great decade for America’s big cities. The 2020 Census found that each of the top 25 cities in the country gained
Minnesota led the Great Lakes in population growth
More than a decade ago we asked if the state’s economic development strategy worked, what state would you want Michigan to look like? Our answer
