Moving away from standardized testing
As readers of this bog know we believe Michigan needs to move away from standardized testing. Anytime we make that case, the first question we
Low-wage job concentrations by Michigan region
Michigan’s core economic challenge is there are too many low-wage jobs. It is the primary reason for the Michigan Association of United Ways finding that
Employers increasingly prefer generalists over specialists
All of a sudden there is lots being written about the trend of employers hiring generalists more than specialists. What is so disturbing is the
Schlissel makes the case for public investments
In an interview with Bridge magazine University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel lays out the case for public investments as essential to the future success
The economic growth lesson from Texas ain’t what you think
In 2004 Michigan Future published a report on knowledge-based states having higher per capita income than manufacturing-based states. The data showed that the most prosperous
Education is not the key to a broad middle class
In an article for the Atlantic Seattle entrepreneur and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer writes: “Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could
