A recent analysis by consulting firm Korn Ferry indicates that a growing population of young adults are becoming discouraged by their employment prospects. This cohort,…
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Last weekend, Northwestern College – a for-profit college that specializes in allied health education – closed rather unceremoniously, leaving several hundred students in a bind.…
According to data the US Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis collects, the median home size of houses for sale in June 2024 in Washtenaw…
Last week, BridgeMI published a little piece about the gender gap among Michigan’s colleges and universities. This gap – the difference between male and female…
I was looking at the State of Michigan’s high-wage, high-demand jobs list today. The website is meant to offer some career guidance to people who…
Yesterday, I wrote about housing in Washtenaw County and what it takes income-wise to live in various communities here. There is no doubt that Washtenaw…
A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition uses US Census Bureau data to calculate the wages required to rent a “modest” two-bedroom…
Washtenaw County has always prided itself on its connections to higher education. At one time, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hosted five institutions of higher learning,…
Every choice has consequences, but sometimes, the choosers aren’t the ones who feel the pinch. A couple of days ago I wrote about a community…
Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…