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National Reading Month: We Can’t Keep Failing Students

March 2, 2023 Education

Every March, educators, elected officials and communities celebrate National Reading Month. The goal is to encourage reading every day across generations. Unfortunately in Michigan, we…

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Loud Population Trends in Michigan and Across the Country: Coincidence, Correlation, or Causation?

March 1, 2023 GovernmentTalent

Nearly 50,000 people have fled Michigan over the last three years, moving to states like Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Arizona.…

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Legislative Chat with Michigan’s Speaker of the House Joe Tate

February 24, 2023 Government

As our state’s legislators work ahead on priorities for the year, Michigan’s new Speaker of the House Joe Tate sat down with leaders and investors…

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Learning to Read to Read to Learn: Why Preserving Michigan’s Third Grade Reading Law is Essential

February 23, 2023 EducationGovernment

The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) is preparing to tackle the heaviest challenges facing Michigan students this year through programs and policies that prioritize quality,…

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How Right-to-work Helped Tennessee Become a Pro-business State, and How Michigan Can Follow Suit

February 22, 2023 GovernmentLabor

Last November, Tennessee joined eight other states in recognizing worker freedom as a fundamental right by constitutionalizing right-to-work - the law that protects workers from…

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