

Community colleges need to be redesigned
At least rhetorically––not so much when it comes to funding––there is a lot of support on a bi-partisan basis for community colleges. They are seen


Baseball statistics and standardized tests
After reading the title of this post, I’m sure many of you are asking “What does baseball statistics have to do with standardized tests?” The


Michigan is a low-prosperity state in a strong economy
2017 per capita income data for states has been published. What the data make clear for Michigan is that we are now structurally a low-prosperity


The bachelors degree premium detailed
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ report The Financial Returns from College across Generations: Large but Unequal details the bachelors degree premium irrespective of


Detroit, Grand Rapids and Minneapolis work earnings
In our last post we explored 2017 American Community Survey data on median earnings from work of those 25 and older who worked for the


New data on earnings from work by education attainment
The recently released 2017 American Community Survey provides data on median earnings from work of those 25 and older who worked. The table at the