As readers of this bog know we believe Michigan needs to move away from standardized testing. Anytime we make that case, the first question we
After reading the title of this post, I’m sure many of you are asking “What does baseball statistics have to do with standardized tests?” The
Last week, the Equality of Opportunity Project, led by Stanford economist Raj Chetty, released another study in their ongoing series on mobility in America. This
There’s quite a bit that determines whether or not a student is successful in college. They need to have good study habits, be able to
As many readers know, in 2009 Michigan Future established the Michigan Future Schools (MFS) initiative, a high school accelerator designed to give start-up funding and
At Michigan Future, we’ve been making the argument for some time now that our k-12 accountability systems need to measure schools based on the outcomes
These days, it seems nearly every high school serving low-income students can boast of a 100% college acceptance rate. Indeed, it’s a very low bar
The good folks at Bridge Magazine published a guest commentary I wrote based on my commencement address at Alma College. (The Bridge column is here
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