California and Kansas updated
The Washington Post in an article entitled The interesting thing that happened when Kansas cut taxes and California hiked them provides an update on the
Chicago and California
I’m sure some of you are asking “what do Chicago and California have in common?” The answer is conventional wisdom writing them off. As we


Michigan Future Schools lessons learned
There are six big takeaways from our MFS’ work: An unregulated marketplace diminishes quality teaching and learning As we explored previously, the consequence of an


Michigan Future Schools ending
Our Michigan Future Schools initiative has come to an end. For the past seven years it has been a major component of our work. The
21st century education
Someone asked me for my ideas on what should the Governor’s new 21st Century Education Commission recommend. And to do it with no more than
Talent rich cities winning
A core finding of Michigan Future’s research has been that the most prosperous places are now those with the highest proportion of adults with a