Restructuring Detroit K-12 education
As the legislature debates restructuring K-12 schooling in Detroit, a reporter asked me why Excellent Schools Detroit (ESD) hasn’t worked. I am a founding and
Not coding school
Insightful Atlantic article entitled Will the push for coding lead to technical ghettos? With a subtitle of “The emphasis on knowing Java and JavaScript could
NYC still surging
More than four years ago I wrote about the prosperity of Manhattan (and more broadly all of New York City) this way: Here the dominant
Urban amenities and talent attraction
Terrific CityLab article entitled The Real Source of American Urban Revival. It documents the trend we have been writing about for nearly a decade that
Renters and economic prosperity
A core finding of Michigan Future’s research has been that what made us prosperous in the past, won’t in the future. The big change is
The college grad multiplier
In a previous post on why retaining and attracting young professional was an economic development priority I wrote: The reason they are important to economic
