Transforming High Schools
Nationally there are few high performing, open enrollment, urban high schools. We clearly need a new approach. Michigan Future has been working on the issue
State Budget Part II
I had a chance a few weeks ago to lay out for the State Board of Education how I would deal with the state’s long
A Budget to Grow the Michigan Economy
Balancing the state’s budget in an era of substantial, structural revenue decline is difficult. The bottom line, is getting poorer is hard. You have to
Duderstadt in Crain’s
Read this! Its Jim Duderstadt”s (the former U of M President) recent interview in Crain’s Detroit Business. Its terrific. As always Jim is direct, no
Foundations Leading
Nice feature in Dome Magazine on the role Michigan foundations are playing in k-12 reform. In a period of big cutbacks in public funding, philanthropy
Troubling ACT News
The folks who run the ACT college entrance exam have just released a troubling report on how well prepared America’s high school students are for
