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
The truth about the relationship between education and earnings
We are continually confronted by the myth that there are lots of good-paying jobs that don’t require higher education. “Not everyone should go to college,”
Placemaking is essential to winning in the 21st Century
This post is about what good-paying jobs focused economic development should look like. About what it takes to grow, retain and attract high-wage jobs. It
Winning in the 21st Century: Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia quite literally won economically in the 21st Century when Amazon chose them as the location for one of two HQ2s. Winning what was
Equity in Education Demands Innovation: What Now? Ep. 7 with Kevin Polston and Carol Lautenbach
If you ask students and families what they want from education, what do they say–and is our system providing that? Godfrey-Lee Public Schools is a
Winning in the 21st Century: Denver
One can make a strong argument that Denver is the American region that has understood best the new reality that talent attracts capital. And because
