Whitmer’s rising household income for all agenda
Governor Whitmer’s new economic policy agenda states: The construction of this agenda has, as a guiding principle, the idea that a primary goal of state
Blue collar occupations don’t dominate good-paying jobs
Conventional wisdom has it that there are two dominant paths to good-paying jobs and careers: STEM occupations and the skilled trades. In our last post
STEM occupations don’t dominate good-paying jobs
Conventional wisdom has it that there are two dominant paths to good-paying jobs and careers: STEM occupations and the skilled trades. In this post I
Our op-ed in Bridge: it’s time for human capital-focused economic development
On Tuesday, Bridge published an essay I co-wrote with Ned Staebler, the vice president for economic development at Wayne State University and the president and
Placemaking and equity: the Atlanta BeltLine
The Atlanta BeltLine is explicitly deigned to both improve the quality of life of current city residents and to attract new residents to the city,
KIPP brings to Detroit a college completion focus
The announcement that KIPP will open a K-12 charter school in Detroit is good news for Detroit students. KIPP is the nation’s largest nonprofit charter
