Comments for Michigan Future Inc. https://michiganfuture.org/ A Catalyst for Prosperity Wed, 14 May 2025 18:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Google finds STEM skills aren’t the most important skills by Parenting Children for a World of Artificial Intelligence https://michiganfuture.org/2018/01/google-finds-stem-skills-arent-the-most-important-skills/#comment-41433 Wed, 14 May 2025 18:06:18 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=9767#comment-41433 […] so-called “soft skills” for career and life success. In the article, I mentioned a study by Google that found that many of their top employees—the ones who get […]

]]> Comment on Breaking down the student loan “crisis” by Michigan college students make more, but fewer are attending https://michiganfuture.org/2018/02/breaking-student-loan-crisis/#comment-41342 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:15:19 +0000 https://michiganfuture.org/?p=9951#comment-41342 […] low for those who complete a bachelor’s degree at a four-year university, as he noted in a 2018 analysis. “Passing on a four-year school may in fact be the far riskier option,” he wrote at the […]

]]> Comment on Two decades later, report finds that knowledge workers, not factory jobs, remain key to prosperity by Michigan could move to a critical new economic development strategy - US News and Business https://michiganfuture.org/2024/01/two-decades-later-report-finds-that-knowledge-workersnot-factory-jobs-remain-key-to-prosperity/#comment-41330 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:22:26 +0000 https://michiganfuture.org/?p=15772#comment-41330 […] of Michigan found the state’s per capita income in 2022 was 13% below the national average, the lowest it’s been since the data was first collected in […]

]]> Comment on Preparing Talent by Our Foresight Infrastructure – The Future Makers of Michigan | MI 2040 https://michiganfuture.org/initiatives/preparing-talent/#comment-41297 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:08:10 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/new/?page_id=87#comment-41297 […] Preparing Talent:  providing information and ideas on how Michigan can build the skills in all Michigan children that are needed for success in a forty year career in an economy where jobs, occupations and industries are constantly changing. […]

]]> Comment on Retaining and Attracting Talent by Our Foresight Infrastructure – The Future Makers of Michigan | MI 2040 https://michiganfuture.org/initiatives/retaining-and-attracting-talent/#comment-41279 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:03:57 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/new/?page_id=85#comment-41279 […] Attracting and Retaining Talent: providing information and ideas on how Michigan can better retain and attract recent college graduates […]

]]> Comment on Michigan Economy by Our Foresight Infrastructure – The Future Makers of Michigan | MI 2040 https://michiganfuture.org/initiatives/michigan-economy/#comment-41278 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:30:52 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/new/?page_id=80#comment-41278 […] Michigan Economy:  providing information and ideas on Michigan’s transition to a knowledge-based economy […]

]]> Comment on Two decades later, report finds that knowledge workers, not factory jobs, remain key to prosperity by U of M – Michigan Future Report: “Michigan is Now One of the Nation’s Poorest States.” https://michiganfuture.org/2024/01/two-decades-later-report-finds-that-knowledge-workersnot-factory-jobs-remain-key-to-prosperity/#comment-41275 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:17:05 +0000 https://michiganfuture.org/?p=15772#comment-41275 […] University of Michigan and Ann Arbor-based think tank Michigan Future Inc. recently published an updated version of their 2004 report on the path to prosperity for Michigan, which again had the same warnings to […]

]]> Comment on Google finds STEM skills aren’t the most important skills by Top Skill for Google: Essential Expertise for Success https://michiganfuture.org/2018/01/google-finds-stem-skills-arent-the-most-important-skills/#comment-41271 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 09:46:43 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=9767#comment-41271 […] https://michiganfuture.org/2018/01/google-finds-stem-skills-arent-the-most-important-skills/ […]

]]> Comment on What’s missed in Mississippi’s success story by John Miller https://michiganfuture.org/2023/06/whats-missed-in-mississippis-success-story/#comment-41115 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 16:44:59 +0000 https://michiganfuture.org/?p=15368#comment-41115 Patrick – kudos on a superb article and a far deeper review of the issues and needs across our public schools – especially our K-8 programs. We are creating a dangerous way of looking at and understanding learning and student development.
Thank you for the depth of your review and the evidence/reminders of how public funding must work for children’s and families’ development.

]]> Comment on The $10 million winning Grand Rapids high school by T&M Outdoor Services https://michiganfuture.org/2017/01/10-million-winning-grand-rapids-high-school/#comment-40934 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:04:46 +0000 https://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=8183#comment-40934 The Super School Project is truly impressive. Their commitment to reshaping high schools for the future and preparing students for an evolving world is commendable. It’s inspiring to see their focus on building capacities that align with the needs of a changing society.

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