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Residents had historically enjoyed high wages despite relatively low education attainment Michigan Future, Inc. has done extensive research documenting the relationship between education attainment and economic prosperity
Developing a coalition
Built off of work that began with a U.S. Department of Labor WIRED grant Partnership Co-Chaired by the Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the Managing Partner of Butzel Long (law firm)
Three buckets of work Improving college access Improving college success Improving college graduate retention in the region
Intern In Michigan
One stop internship clearing house designed to help connect college students to internships that cold turn into permanent jobs BEFORE students leave the region 28,000 students have registered over the last four years 2,000 employers have registered 7,000 opportunities posted
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Student Success
Engaged the community colleges before students enrolled and challenged them to develop student success plans Included orientation, guidance counseling, academic tutoring, early intervention DRC is piloting a mentoring program Considering a summer bridge program and new approaches to developmental courses
DSF - Sustainability
Tuition payments above and beyond Pell will total $350K - $400K this year. Projecting a need of about a million dollars for next year to support freshman and sophomore classes Detroit Promise Zone should create a public funding stream dedicated to scholarship support a few years down the road