Detroit students need more college pipeline programs
By any measure, Jamilah Jackson is the kind of millennial Detroit needs now. The 2015 Wayne State University graduate is civic-minded, committed to mentoring younger
New jobs require higher skill levels
If you haven’t been convinced already by the approximately one million posts MFI has written over the years about the importance of a college degree
Men not adjusting to economic realities
As we recently explored the decline in 25-54 year old males labor force participation is a growing and serious problem. An excellent report from the President’s
Kansas’ failed tax cut experiment
Amazing Bloomberg column entitled Kansas Ends Bad Economic News by Not Reporting It. Its written by Barry Ritholtz, founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management and formerly chief executive and
Helping students beat the odds
These days, it seems nearly every high school serving low-income students can boast of a 100% college acceptance rate. Indeed, it’s a very low bar
Kasich on economic realities
In an Business Insider interview Ohio Governor Johh Kasich did something almost no politician does today. He clearly states that we can’t go back to
