In recent years, real wages among workers have grown. Not by much – 3% since 2019, but given that wage growth was either stagnant or…
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In response to a growing shortage of workers, some employers (including the State of Michigan) have revamped their education requirements for certain positions. In some…
The latest report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that less than 32.7% of students who enrolled at public community colleges in 2017…
On Tuesday, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a package of bills that require Michigan energy providers to use 100% clean energy sources by…
The Center on Education and the Workforce published a new report last week that says in the next decade, the US will see more than…
Last week, I wrote about layoffs at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH. LCC is about 20 miles northeast of Cleveland. At the time, LCC…
You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase, “Turnabout is fair play.” Some Michigan community colleges have dabbled in offering bachelor’s degrees. Now Central Michigan University says it…
A new report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests that home ownership is increasingly related to personal wealth gains. To afford the median…
Yesterday, I wrote about survey results that revealed that more than 13% of workers in low -quality jobs did not know how to create a…
A recent survey by Jobs for the Future (JFF) suggests that 40% of working adults rate their jobs as low- or medium quality. Additionally, only…