

Program helps students pay for college by building good habits
We at Michigan Future believe that if Michigan wants to be competitive in the 21st Century knowledge-based economy, our state’s leaders need to support policies


Young adults want to live in vibrant cities. Michigan needs to offer them better options.
Last week the New York Times published an article investigating the question of whether we’ve hit “peak Millennial”—whether the influx of young adults that has been so


Egads! Michigan wants to be like Kansas
As we have explored previously (see here, here and here), Kansas tried and failed to grow their economy through big tax cuts. In fact what


When technology advanced, Michigan shifted from farms to factories. We must adapt again.
Amidst the flood of articles predicting how technology like automation and artificial intelligence will change our economy in the future, it’s helpful to have a


Time for Michigan’s corporate leaders to fight for 21st century education
As a former newspaper reporter, I reflexively cringe when I hear the words “sponsored content” connected to print media outlets. Often, “sponsored content” is essentially


Redesigning workforce development for the new economy
Last week my colleague Kim Trent wrote about the rapidity at which automation is changing the job market and the skills that employers are looking