Background & Resources

• About the Commission
• Executive Order
• Background Briefing for Commission Members
• Work Group Resources
  • Completion
  • Economic Benefits
  • Participation
  • Preparation
• Reshaping Michigan's Workforce: An Action Plan of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (February 26, 2004)
• Background for Public Hearings, presentation by John Austin, Cherry Commission Policy Director; John Burkhardt, Senior Policy Advisor, U-M Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) & Research Fellows; and James Jacobs, Senior Policy Advisor, Center for Community College Research (CCRI), Columbia University, Vice-President, Macomb Community College (September 28, 2004—Lansing Public Hearing)
• Meetings

Completion Work Group Resources

• A Matter of Degrees: Improving Graduation Rates in Four-Year Colleges and Universities, by Kevin Carey (A Report by the Education Trust, May 2004)
• College Completion: Additional Efforts Could Help Education with Its Completion Goals, by U. S. General Accounting Office (A Report to Congressional Requesters, May 2003)
• Harper Board Passes Bachelor's Degree Initiative, by Phil Burdick (Harper College, June 2004)
• Increasing Degree Opportunities for Ontarians: A Consultation Paper, by Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (April 2000)
• Opening Doors: Students' Perspective on Juggling Work, Family, and College, by Lisa Matus-Grossman and Susan Gooden (Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, July 2002)
• State Policies on 2/4 Transfers Are Key to Degree Completion, by Jane Wellman (Policy Alert, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, May 2004)

Economic Benefits Work Group Resources

• A New Economy for a New Michigan Initative, Michigan State University (2004)
• A New Path to Prosperity? Manufacturing and Knowledge-Based Industries as Drivers of Economic Growth, by Lou Glazer, Michigan Future Inc., and Donald Grimes, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Michigan (July 2004)
• Annual Report on Technology Transfer: Approach and Plans, FY 2003 Activities and Achievements (Supplemental Report), by U.S. Department of Commerce (January 2004)
• Attracting and Retaining the Best Talent to Michigan: An Overview of College Migration Patterns at Michigan Public Universities, by the Partnership for Economic Progress, a collaborative initiative of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan (November 2001)
• Leveraging Colleges and Universities for Urban Economic Revitalization: An Action Agenda, a joint study by Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and CEOs for Cities
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation Smart Tech Agenda
• Multi-Region Economic Development Strategies Guide: Case Studies in Multi-Region Cooperation to Promote Economic Development—Promising Regional Practices, (Volume 1), by National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) and Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Summer 2000)
• Revitalizing Michigan's Central Cities: A Vision and Framework for Action, by Michigan Future Inc. (March 2003)
• State Technology and Science Index: Enduring Lessons for the Intangible Economy, by Ross DeVol, Rob Koepp, and Junghoon Ki, Milken Institute (March 2004)
• The Economic Impact of Michigan Public Universities, by the Partnership for Economic Progress, a collaborative initiative of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan (May 2002)
• The Partnership for Economic Progress, A partnership between the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan
• The 2nd Annual Assessment of Technology Transfer at Michigan Public Universities, by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (2000)
• University-Based Partnerships in Economic Development, by Economic Development Information Coalition (Winter 2004)

Participation Work Group Resources

• Missed Opportunities: Students Who Do Not Apply for Financial Aid, by Jacqueline E. King, Director (ACE Center for Policy Analysis, October 2004)
• Annual AP Participation for the State of Michigan, by the College Entrance Examination Board (2003)
• Closing the College Participation Gap: State Profiles—Michigan, by Ted Sanders, Education Commission of the States (April 2003)
• Crossing the Great Divide: Can We Achieve Equity When Generation Y Goes to College?, by Anthony Carnevale and Richard Fry, Educational Testing Services (2000)
• The Educational Pipeline: Big Investment, Big Returns, Policy Alert, by National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (April 2004)
  • Michigan's Educational Pipeline, Policy Alert Supplement (April 2004)
• Education Working Paper: Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States, by Jay Greene PhD and Greg Forster PhD, Center for Civic Innovation, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (September 2003)
• GEAR UP Michigan: Reaching the Urban Centers 2001–2006, by Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Year One Work Plan (October 2001)
• King-Chávez-Parks Initiative Allocation Programs: 2003 Marketing and Public Relations Outreach Report, by Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (2003)
• Opening Doors: Students' Perspective on Juggling Work, Family, and College, by Lisa Matus-Grossman and Susan Gooden, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (July 2002)
• Promoting College Access and Success: A Review of Credit-Based Transition Programs, by Thomas Bailey and Melinda Mechur Karp, Community College Research Center, Teachers College/Columbia University, and Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education (November 2003)
• School Report of AP Examinations 2002–03 by State, Quality Education Data
• State Notes Enrollment: Postsecondary Options—Dual/Concurrent Enrollment, ECS Center for Community College Policy (July 2001)

Preparation Work Group Resources

• Academic Standards and Assessments Benchmarking Evaluation for Michigan, by Achieve Inc. (December 1998)
• Annual AP Participation for the State of Michigan, by College Entrance Examination Board (2003)
• Background on Dropout & Retention Rates, by Center for Education Performance and Information, www.michigan.gov/cepi (August 2004)
• Creating a High School Diploma That Counts: Executive Summary, American Diploma Project
• Crisis or Possibility? Conversations About the American High School, by James Harvey and Naomi Housman, National High School Alliance (May 2004)
• Do Graduation Tests Measure Up? A Closer Look at State High School Exit Exams, by American Diploma Project/Achieve Inc. (2004)
• Education Watch Michigan: Key Education Facts & Figures; Achievement, Attainment and Opportunity from Elementary School through College, Education Trust (Spring 2004)
• Education Working Paper: Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S., by Jay P. Greene, PhD, and Greg Forster, PhD, Civic Center for Innovation, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (September 2003)
• Michigan Department of Education 2002/2003 Annual Financial Report, Dual Enrollment, Michigan Department of Education (March 2004)
• Michigan Department of Education Recommends: Graduation Requirements, MDE Government Services and Customer Satisfaction Program (September 2003)
• Michigan Education Assessment Program: High School Test Results, Graduation Class of 2003 (August 2004)
• Parsing the Achievement Gap: Baselines for Tracking Progress, ETS (Educational Testing Services) (October 2003)
• Promoting College Access & Success: A Review of Credit Based Transistion Programs, by Thomas Bailey and Melinda Mechur Karp, Community College Research Center, Teachers College/Coumbia University, and Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education (November 2003)
• Raising the Bar: What it Will Take to Increase College Enrollment and Graduation, and Secure Michigan's Future Economic Growth, by Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (2004)
• Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts (Executive Summary), American Diploma Project/Achieve Inc.
• School Report of AP Examinations 2002–03 by State, Quality Education Data
• Science & Math Indicators Master Database: 2004, by the Council of Chief State School Officers (August 2004)
• Transforming the American High School: New Directions for State and Local Policy, by Michael Cohen, Senior Fellow, The Aspen Institute (December 2001)