Stagnant manufacturing employment
Good news in the latest report on employment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2015 saw the most net new jobs since the boom of
Low performing Detroit charter schools
Nearly four years ago I wrote a post entitled Unlimited charters: not smart. Using data for charter schools serving Detroit students––then and now the epicenter
New report: lessons learned
Our latest report identified a clear path to prosperity for states and metropolitan area in an economy shaped by globalization and technology. The only exceptions
What about Up North?
Recently I have been receiving lots of questions about how to improve the economy in northern lower peninsula Michigan. To be honest, we don’t have
The truth about jobs and four year degrees
Two insightful new reports from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. You can read them here and here. The two studies demolish
Alarm bells needed II
We finished our last post this way: The bottom line: the Massachusetts approach has worked, Michigan’s hasn’t. Seems like its time for Michigan to learn from
