to promote a faster transition to new employment. In November 1994, the Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC … WPRS profiling was introduced in Michigan much has changed, but the same model was in use until very recently. The MESC has … been abolished, with UI now administered by the Michigan Bureau of Workers' and Unemployment Compensation (MBWUC). The …

Michigan: Unemployment Insurance (UI), which partially replaces lost earnings following loss of a job; Workers' Compensation … (WIA). In addition to describing these programs, a main goal of the chapter is to offer a critical view of Michigan … be more timely. UI has come under attack for a range of alleged failings, and the Michigan legislature passed a bill in …

This paper considers how a state such as Michigan can increase the economic development benefits of higher education …. Research evidence suggests that higher education increases local economic development principally by increasing the quality of … education can be increased by: 1) competent management of conventional economic development programs that focus on business …

This paper presents a systematic, baseline picture of workplace education programs in small and medium-sized businesses … (less than 500 employees) in Michigan. Specifically, it addresses why some firms are offering and other firms are not … offering workplace education programs, what are the characteristics of the programs being provided, and what are the impacts of …

paper focuses on student achievement in charter schools in Michigan. The analyses presented here suggest that students … attending charter schools in Michigan are not reaching the same levels of achievement as students in traditional public schools … competition and new innovations in the provision of education, the evidence from this study implies that they will need to make up …