In November, voters in California will consider a massive $1.5B bond issue to generate funds to repair and modernize K-12 schools and community colleges throughout…
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A few days ago, I wrote about the impact of losing The Children’s Center on campus in 2021. During the pandemic, WCC administrators decided it…
Anyone who lives in Michigan knows that the economy here is highly sensitive to change. Michigan often leads the nation into a recession and holds…
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the delivery of online education courses, but higher education institutions and the US Department of Education are now asking questions about…
New data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis show that childcare makes a measurable difference in the labor force participation rate for women…
Washtenaw County is becoming increasingly divided with pockets of extreme wealth offset by pockets of extreme poverty. I attended today’s Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees…
What accounts for the poverty rates among adults with some college or an associate degree in eastern Washtenaw County, and in our cities? There’s no…
According to the most recent US Census data (2023), 9.4% of Washtenaw County residents whose educational attainment level is some college/associate degree live below the…
I’ve written about the loss of taxable value in the City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township. Combined, these two areas provide 10% of the tax…
For the last week or so, I have been writing about the housing situation in Washtenaw County, and how factors like the Ann Arbor Greenbelt…