Our work at Michigan Future is focused on recreating Michigan as a high prosperity state. A place, once again, with a broad middle class. It
Mixed news to say the least on making higher education a priority in Michigan. In a world where increasingly the most prosperous individuals and communities
My last post looked at the top 10 states for private sector employment earnings (both wages and employer paid benefits) per capita. The component of
Finally some good news on the public investment front. As you know, our research has led us to believe that public investments in preparing, retaining
Governor Snyder’s special message on talent is quite remarkable. The fact that there was a special message – reserved for only the state’s top priorities
Public conversation these days is filled with talk of the declining value of getting a college education. Don’t believe it! The earnings premium from a
What is most disturbing about the “we should be like the South” mantra is that, by and large, these are the lowest education attainment states
Terrific blog by Harvard’s Edward Glaeser in the NY Times on the power of education attainment for regional economies. Worth reading! He finds that today
I started a presentation at the West Michigan Policy Forum with a thought experiment. Which of two state economies would you prefer for Michigan? State
Why spend so much time on Mississippi? Because Michigan needs to get on a new path. And one of the ways of identifying that path
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