Why are more men not at work?
Read this and let it sink in for a minute: A man with only a high school diploma is twice as likely to be out
The ongoing transformation of how we earn a living
We continue to work on Michigan Future’s first ever state policy agenda. The goal is to recommend state policies that will help all Michiganders do
What we miss when we focus only on test scores
At Michigan Future, we’ve been making the argument for some time now that our k-12 accountability systems need to measure schools based on the outcomes
More and better parks can help position Detroit to attract more millennials
When my husband and I moved to a high-rise building near the Renaissance Center in Detroit in 2000, calling our new neighborhood “downtown” would be
New report shares the impact of over-incarceration on kids
At MFI, we were already supportive of prison reform that helps nonviolent criminals stay out of jail when appropriate, not least because doing time severely
Why do we want to be like those states?
In my last post we looked at evidence that the most prosperous non-energy states were those with the highest college attainment, not the lowest taxes.
