Preparing for a career not a first job
This is a rerun of a 2013 post. I thought it worth rerunning because it describes well how one puts together a successful forty-year career
How important are standardized test scores to life outcomes?
Last week, the Equality of Opportunity Project, led by Stanford economist Raj Chetty, released another study in their ongoing series on mobility in America. This
Are we Michissippi?
Another list of economic well being that you don’t want to be on that Michigan is on. This one comes from Harvard University economists Benjamin
Shaping Our Future Together: Talent, Enthusiasm, Career Rock-climbing & Innovation History
This blog is authored by Lucie Howell, Director of Learning and Engagement at The Henry Ford. We asked Lucie to author a post to help
No talent, no transit, no Amazon
So Grand Rapids offered Amazon up to $2 billion in tax breaks to locate their HQ2 in their region. As John Gallagher points out in
The real message from the Marshall Plan for Talent? Get a four-year degree
The Marshall Plan for Talent came with an implicit message to Michigan high school students: four-year degrees aren’t necessary to get ahead in tomorrow’s economy.
