

Educational attainment and the American dream
Late last year, Stanford economist Raj Chetty and colleagues published an important set of data that measured just how many Americans achieve the American dream.


How Michigan fails black college students
As a member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, I have become very familiar with the various lists that organizations and publications compile


Low college attainment is hurting Michigan, and it’s worse for black students at Michigan colleges
The Education Trust just published a report that shows the sizable gap between African-American and white completion rates at America’s colleges. Overall, 63.2 percent of


College attainment drives state per capita income
We are constantly barraged with those claiming that low tax states have the best economies. And only slightly less so that getting a four year


Standardized tests are harming our schools
The Michigan Department of Education recently came out with a new set of proposed accountability guidelines for Michigan schools, detailing how Michigan schools’ A through


Cuban says the future is grim for workers who don’t learn how to out-human robots
NHL great Wayne Gretzky famously described the secret for his success on the ice as his ability to “skate to where the puck is going