Empowering immigrant leaders: A model from Nashville
Last week I wrote about how critical immigrant populations have been to those cities where a decades-long population decline has slowed or, in some cases,

Distinguishing between high and low quality charter schools
As I feel a need to do every time I write about charter schools, Michigan Future is a long time supporter of charters and more

More on why school funding matters
In my last post, I argued that we should be spending more on our k-12 schools. And I argued we should do that in order

Why critical thinking skills matter for Michigan students
At a recent meeting, a member of a prominent elected body in Michigan objected to the use of the term “social justice” in an official

Immigrants and urban population growth
Michigan Future has long argued that states must be “welcoming” to be attractive to the college educated workforce that employers seek—and who are “mobile,” meaning

It’s not the time for happy talk about Michigan’s economy
I did a post after the Michigan presidential primary about how the results sent a clear message that Michigan was not back. Which is the