On October 21, Michigan Future co-hosted a convening in downtown Grand Rapids for 60 community leaders called Outsmarting the Robots: Redesigning education from the classroom
As a former newspaper reporter, I reflexively cringe when I hear the words “sponsored content” connected to print media outlets. Often, “sponsored content” is essentially
Phil Power, the terrific founder of the Center for Michigan, recently wrote a column for Bridge entitled: Schools, colleges aren’t preparing students for careers in
The answer to the title’s question is of course not. But that fact shouldn’t change the design of k-12 education away from the goal of
Machinists and welders have become public exhibit #1 of why we need to reemphasize vocational training in high school and beyond. The claim is these
We are releasing our annual report later this week. My plan is to use these posts for the next several weeks to highlight our findings. So
If, as we and others have argued, education attainment is the key to economic success for both individuals and communities in a flattening world, how
October 25, 2024