The young adult B.A. advantage is growing
Conventional wisdom is overwhelmingly that earning a B.A. is now less and less valuable. The reality is the exact opposite: the young adult B.A. advantage
Economy improves, ALICE rate goes up
The Michigan Association of United Ways recently released a 2024 update to their 2023 ALICE report. ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, and
The transformational impact of a working parents tax cut
We have been arguing that our proposal for a working parents tax cut would be transformational for hardworking Michigan parents with young children. Our proposed
Michigan is missing talent-magnet neighborhoods
Last year, we released a proposal for the Neighborhood Talent Concentration Initiative (NTCI). The proposal was built on what we see as the new calculus
Helping one child is fantastic – but how about we help 250,000 in one year
As the leader of a youth-focused foundation in Detroit, I know firsthand that the Working Parents Tax Cut is a life-changing policy for hardworking families
Michiganders agree: working parents need a tax cut
Last fall, we released our proposal for a Working Parents Tax Credit (WPTC) here in Michigan – a large, refundable tax credit directed to working
