Being managing editor of Connected Journey (ExperienceOnstar.com) meant more than proofreading for grammar and punctuation. I had the honor of collaborating with a team of writers, art directors and buyers, video production specialists, digital designers and developers, social media engineers and others to produce content that won best blog gold at both the 2014 and 2015 Pearl Awards.
Read moreGenevive Meeks was 19 when AmeriCorps members began boarding up abandoned homes in her Detroit neighborhood. “There were open holes where there was a lot of drug trafficking,” she says. Afterward, she says the neighborhood felt different. “I know the kids felt safer going to school. It wasn’t just every person for themselves anymore.” While working on her street, a
Read more
The day starts with breakfast, though that’s not what gets the kids going. Enthusiastic hugs, high fives and groan-worthy riddles set the tone as staff celebrate the students and one another during morning assembly. No one needs to tell them when it’s time to sit and listen. They just do. That’s because they know math isn’t the focus of Math
Read more
Despite being one of the most powerful countries in the world, the United States doesn’t rank in the top five for literacy. In fact, according to some studies, the U.S. doesn’t rank in the top 25 for literacy based on the population. Finland, Armenia and Norway rank higher, and students in Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore test better. In the U.S.
Read more
It was Sept. 30 when Lisa Scott, a mother of three, was watching the 10 o’clock news and saw the breaking news alert: A 16-year-old boy lost control of his speeding vehicle and struck a tree, killing himself and his two 15-year-old passengers. The driver had his license for a week. To make matters worse, it was the second teen
Read more
Three nonprofits take learning beyond the last bell.
Read moreThe new presidential administration and questions about funding for school, after school and summer learning programs have amplified the national conversation about how we instruct our children. While many focus on traditional school day programs, some experts say out-of-school programs are equally, if not more, important to the development of today’s youth. Children spend about 20 percent of their waking
Read moreA condensed version of this story was originally published in Crain’s Detroit Business. By Leslie D. Green Come June, metro Detroit’s arts world will begin significant transformation. That’s when David DiChiera resigns after 46 years as artistic director of the Michigan Opera Theatre, Leonard Slatkin begins prepping for his 10th and last season as conductor and music director of the Detroit Symphony
Read moreLittle can be done to help small business owners get their finances straight in time for tax filings this April. However, if they haven’t filed taxes yet, they can still try to maximize benefits from the current tax rate. “Given the results of the election, it is likely tax reform will be enacted,” said David Rehrauer, managing director of Tax
Read more
Wildemere 