

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
Wrong track Michigan policy
Two must-read columns. One entitled Distractions turn dysfunction for Snyder, GOP is written by Daniel Howes, Detroit News business columnist. Writing about Michigan’s horrible k-12
Cities and schools again
Following up on my last post about the importance of quality schools and local governments I thought it worthwhile to rerun a post I wrote
Alarm bell reports
Two new reports should be setting off alarm bells among Michigan’s leaders, both political and business. One comes from Ed Trust Midwest entitled Michigan Achieves!