How much do people with two-year or four-year degrees earn? Here are the facts.
We hear frequently from employers and their political allies that many/most kids would be better off pursuing an occupational certificate or two year degree with
A strategy for diluting concentrated poverty in Detroit
Decades of research has shown that growing up in concentrated poverty can irreversibly limit a child’s prospects for future success and, sadly, no region has
Job Security: Or How To Prepare For Jobs That Can’t Be Automated
It used to be that parents who wanted job security urged kids to get a degree with immediately practical applications—like Eboo Patel’s mother, who wanted
Are low wages causing the skilled trades shortages?
The Grand Rapids Business Journal recently published an op-ed and comment that lays out the two most likely reasons for more demand by employers for
Michigan colleges and economic mobility, part 2
In my last post I analyzed an important data set recently released by economist Raj Chetty and colleagues, that measures every college’s contribution to economic
What’s the Matter with Kansas – and Michigan?
When called upon to write about Michigan policymakers’ approach to growing the state’s economy, it’s hard to not lapse into using clichés. Some that come
