Dave Rice, principal at Roseville Middle School in Macomb County, was skeptical of alternatives to zero tolerance discipline policies. He’s now a big supporter of his school’s “restorative justice” approach, which he said has cut expulsions and gained buy-in from teachers and parents. Eighteen months after state education leaders urged reforms to “zero-tolerance” discipline […]
‘Zero tolerance’ school reforms hit resistance in Michigan
Posted inTalent & Education
A tussle over a note in class, then handcuffs
Freshman Kyle Thompson was expelled and faced a criminal charge after a confrontation with his science teacher. (Courtesy photo) Kyle Thompson has done his best to move forward from that day last March. A sophomore at a small private Detroit high school, his most recent report card is straight A’s. He is making new friends. […]
Posted inGuest Commentary
Time for state to restore funding for education and struggling families
Pat Sorenson is a senior policy analyst at the Michigan League for Public Policy. A longtime child and family advocate, Sorenson holds a law degree and a master’s in social work. As Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan Legislature return from their holiday break, they will be refining their agendas for 2014 and, as always, […]
Posted inPhil's Column
Governor’s signing bill that shields identities of ‘issue ads' donors a disgraceful abandonment of principle
When politicians don’t want people to notice what they’re doing, they often do it at a time when they think few are paying attention. So it was no surprise that Gov. Rick Snyder chose to sign the highly controversial Senate Bill 661 on the Friday between Christmas and New Year’s, when most folks’ minds weren’t […]
Posted inBrunch with Bridge
Steve Hamilton on the real, and fictional, Upper Peninsula
NO PLACE LIKE PARADISE: Author Steve Hamilton is a Detroit native, but chose the Upper Peninsula as the setting for his successful crime series. (Photo by Julia Hamilton) Steve Hamilton is a bestselling author who locates his crime stories not in the big city, but in the small town of Paradise, Mich., a dot on […]
Posted inBrunch with Bridge
This Christmas, may your gifts be love and acceptance
ANOTHER YEAR’S SUNSET: Long winter twilights prompt memories of a life’s many Christmases. (Photo by Flickr user Photojo2005; used under Creative Commons license) The doe and her two yearlings brought company during the night. When I woke to reload the woodstove, their clan had gathered in the moonlight outside the bedroom window. An urban friend […]
Posted inBusiness Watch
Future job growth favors West Michigan
<a href=”#”><img decoding=”async” onerror=”if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === ‘function’) newspackHandleImageError(this);” alt=”Dashboard 1 ” src=”http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/Re/RegJobsMap/Dashboard1/1_rss.png” style=”border: none”></a> Michigan’s economic axis is tilting west, which will likely create thousands of good-to-high-paying jobs in the Grand Rapids and Traverse City regions, as well as Ann Arbor, over the next decade. While metro Detroit is expected to add the largest […]
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Interactive Map: Job Growth by Region
Not every region in the state will fare the same in the next decade, according to job projections done for Bridge Magazine. Below are three looks at the forecasts. In the top graphic, we compare a region’s jobs to its respective population. The bottom bar represents the region’s percentage of the state’s population. The other […]
Posted inBusiness Watch
Plenty of jobs for those with few choices
Many of the fastest-growing jobs in Michigan in the coming decade will be jobs most people won’t want – with pay so low that many workers will qualify for food stamps. A Bridge Magazine analysis of job projections found that four of the six occupational categories adding the most jobs through 2023 pay workers, on […]
Posted inGuest Commentary
Michigan must seize leading-edge auto jobs or be left behind
Doug Rothwell is president and CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan. Today’s world is moving faster than ever before. Ideas, information, money, people…we’ve seen tremendous acceleration in just the last few decades, and there’s a lot more on the horizon. Here in Michigan, this isn’t just an abstract concept. As the birthplace of the world’s […]
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