The case for a stronger safety net
Two insightful Eduardo Porter columns for the New York Times. One entitled The myth of welfare’s corrupting influence on the poor. The other entitled The
Work requires broad skills
More evidence that work increasingly requires broad, rather than narrow occupation specific, skills. Terrific article in the Atlantic entitled The Unexpected Schools Championing the Liberal
The case for building broad skills for all
The Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21) has developed an approach to education for all children that is designed to develop the skills that employers
Prosperity and college attainment II
In my last post we explored the alignment between state’s per capita income and the proportion of adults with a four year degree. Increasing four
Prosperity and college attainment
Data are now available for 2014 for per capita income and education attainment by state. Michigan ranks 35th in per capita income and 34th in
Two books about poverty
Two highly recommended books about poverty in America: Stuck in Place by Patrick Sharkey $2.00 a Day by Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer In this
