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The Governor Is Right That Talent Is A Big Issue. He’s Wrong About How To Solve It.

The Governor is right that talent is a big issue. He’s wrong about how to solve it.

  • March 7, 2018
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent, Transforming Work
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Reading the guest commentary Governor Snyder penned for Bridge Magazine explaining the ideas behind his Marshall Plan for Talent was like riding a roller coaster. It’s clear Governor Snyder understands that the world of work has fundamentally changed and that…

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Are America’s Colleges Solidifying Economic Castes?

Are America’s colleges solidifying economic castes?

  • December 13, 2017
  • Kim Trent
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

In our first-ever policy agenda, Michigan Future Inc. argues that boosting Michigan’s four-year college degree attainment rate holds the most promise as a strategy to increase household income in our state. There is ample evidence of the correlation between a…

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Occupations In Michigan: The Future Won’t Look Like The Past

Occupations in Michigan: The Future Won’t Look Like the Past

  • November 15, 2017
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Transforming Work
  • 0 Comments

Two weeks ago on this blog, Lou wrote about some new job projections for 2016-2026 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS data show that job growth between now and 2026 is going to be clustered at either end…

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Higher Education’s Role As An Economic Mobilizer Threatened By Defunding

Higher education’s role as an economic mobilizer threatened by defunding

  • November 1, 2017
  • Kim Trent
  • Blog, Public Investment
  • 0 Comments

Michigan Future Inc. has long argued that the state’s economic policy should be organized around the goal of raising household incomes for all Michiganders. We have also long championed boosting the number of four-year degree holders in our state as…

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Educational Attainment And The American Dream

Educational attainment and the American dream

  • March 15, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

Late last year, Stanford economist Raj Chetty and colleagues published an important set of data that measured just how many Americans achieve the American dream. They define the American dream as the ideal that a child will earn more money,…

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Michigan Colleges And Economic Mobility, Part 2

Michigan colleges and economic mobility, part 2

  • February 15, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog
  • 3 Comments

In my last post I analyzed an important data set recently released by economist Raj Chetty and colleagues, that measures every college’s contribution to economic mobility in America. I looked at the percentage of the poorest students in each cohort…

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Are Michigan Colleges Serving As Engines Of Economic Mobility?

Are Michigan colleges serving as engines of economic mobility?

  • February 7, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog
  • 0 Comments

I’m generally not a fan of measuring a college’s value by the incomes of their graduates. If a high proportion of a school’s alumni enter a lower-paid field like social work, I don’t think this should count against the college.…

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Why A Liberal Arts Degree Holds Value In The Second Machine Age

Why a liberal arts degree holds value in the second machine age

  • September 22, 2016
  • Kim Trent
  • Blog, Talent
  • 5 Comments

I recently caught up with an old friend whose daughter graduated from high school this year. My friend’s pride in her high-achieving child was obvious, but when I asked about her daughter’s intended college major, her enthusiasm was noticeably muted.…

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Lou Glazer’s interview on Stateside: Is college always the best choice for high school grads?

  • February 27, 2014
  • admin
  • Blog, This Just In
  • 0 Comments

President Lou Glazer sat down with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio’s Stateside, and Glenda Price, former President of Marygrove College in Detroit, to discuss the question: Is college truly the right choice for all high school grads? Are we overlooking the opportunities…

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Lou Glazer’s interview on Stateside: Higher education at the core of Michigan’s revival

  • January 4, 2013
  • admin
  • Feature
President Lou Glazer sat down with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio's Stateside to discuss why globalization and technology are more powerful in creating a new Michigan than politics or policy. Listen to the full story here.
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