Published April 28, 2012
It's no surprise that education is a key driver of economic development. That's one reason why Career and Technical Education (or CTE) in the Milwaukee Public Schools is so exciting. The main tenets of CTE are college and career readiness, project-based learning, problem solving and the use of real 21st century technologies in the classroom.
Published March 7, 2012
It's early, and we don't want to jinx it. We've still got a long way to go. There certainly are variables that could intercede, and there surely will be speed bumps along the way. But let's just say right here and now that the U.S. economy has begun a bona fide, full-fledged recovery.
Published Feb. 22, 2012
No matter your political persuasion, some things transcend politics. Or at least, they should. With that, I point to the ridiculous controversy over actor Clint Eastwood's television commercial for Chrysler during the Super Bowl. The powerful ad proclaimed it is "halftime in America," and it's time for the nation to get up, dust itself off and get back to work.
Published Feb. 20, 2012
The Economist's Schumpeter blog had an engaging item this weekend titled "This time it's serious: America is becoming a less attractive place to do business." It's a bold topic, but one with a solution and that solution could be right here in Milwaukee.
Published Nov. 7, 2011
That belief has been shaken to its very core and I've come to the conclusion that we might be a whole lot better off with almost no government at all.
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