Employers responding to skill shortages II
As we explored in our last post, in a market economy its employers, not the government, who have the most effective levers to deal with skill shortages. Its not government or educators who are responsible
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Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Fifth Annual Progress Report
Michigan continues to have difficulty transitioning to a knowledge based economy which has led to Michigan getting poorer compared to the country. In Michigan Future’s fifth annual report on Michigan’s transition, Lou Glazer and Don Grimes detail which states and metropolitan areas are
Recent Reports
Lou Glazer’s interview on Stateside: Higher education at the core of Michigan’s revival
President Lou Glazer sat down with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio’s Stateside
Lou’s New Presentation
The below presentation includes updated data on the most and least prosperous states and identifies the characteristics of the states with the most successful
Detroit parents as school shoppers
From its inception Michigan Future Schools understood that the schools it invests in need to be good at operations, academics and student recruitment.
Paul Hillegonds: The Next Fifty Years in Michigan
Paul Hillegonds – Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, DTE Energy and Board member, Michigan Future, Inc. – in celebration of Grand Valley State
Blog Posts
Employers responding to skill shortages
There is a lot of skepticism about a skill shortage in technical occupations –– the most publicized are in manufacturing –– because employers seem to be doing the opposite of what they should to
Quality of place attracts talent
So I was reading, not for work, a New York Times article on the architecture of Columbus, Indiana
The need for a new economy
Thought provoking essay by Walter Russell Mead for the American Interest entitled: The job crisis:
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