Posts published in “Guest Column”

  I built my career studying public education in Michigan. Nothing scares me more for its future than vouchers. For 30 years, some Michigan lawmakers have pushed the agenda of school choice and privatization, including…

  A student sits at his desk, laptop and assignment open, trying to finish his homework before his attention disappears entirely. ChatGPT and Claude are a few clicks away, ready to answer before the student…

In 1952, a Detroit surgeon needed a machine that could do the work of a human heart. He asked General Motors. GM engineers, who spent their days moving oil and gasoline, built him a pump…

  When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, timely, efficient care is paramount. There’s been a tremendous amount of work in recent years to improve mental health care in Michigan. I recently introduced legislation…

  Every day, more than two million Michiganders rely on Medicaid to see a doctor, fill a prescription, get their child a checkup or access mental health care. Most of them never think about what…

  There have been a lot of stories written about the results of Michigan’s primary election, but there’s one win that’s not getting the recognition it deserves. Across all 83 counties in Michigan, the counting,…

  When it comes to K-12 education, Michigan’s future depends on not only excellent schools, teachers, and educational accountability, but on multiple pathways to student success. This includes a world-class assortment of Career and Technical…

  Michigan’s economy has always been built on manufacturing. But with our population essentially flat since 1980, we’re also becoming an older state with a shrinking workforce. The American Enterprise Institute ranks Michigan 41st in…

In 1923, Frederick Banting, Charles Best and James Collip discovered insulin, a drug that would go on to save millions of individuals with diabetes. They sold the patent to the University of Toronto for $1.…