paper focuses on student achievement in charter schools in Michigan. The analyses presented here suggest that students … attending charter schools in Michigan are not reaching the same levels of achievement as students in traditional public schools …

This paper considers how a state such as Michigan can increase the economic development benefits of higher education …

(less than 500 employees) in Michigan. Specifically, it addresses why some firms are offering and other firms are not … these programs on firms and employees. The paper draws upon two data sources. Case studies of 28 Michigan businesses were … undertaken between May 1991 and July 1992 and a combination mail/telephone survey of small businesses in Michigan was conducted …

of 220 Michigan establishments with more than 100 employees from seven different industries who responded to a mail …

to promote a faster transition to new employment. In November 1994, the Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC … WPRS profiling was introduced in Michigan much has changed, but the same model was in use until very recently. The MESC has … been abolished, with UI now administered by the Michigan Bureau of Workers' and Unemployment Compensation (MBWUC). The …