Issues in Michigan’s Public School Academy Initiative Phase II
Prepared for Michigan Department of Education Key Findings The Michigan Department of Education contracted with Public Sector Consultants Inc. to conduct a targeted evaluation of selected public school academies in southeastern Michigan. The evaluation covered the impact of public school academies on traditional public schools, student mobility, the effects of management companies on public school…
The Year Ten Hundred The Way of Life at the Last Millennium
Written by Craig Ruff, Public Sector Consultants Inc. Mankind stands at a crossroad. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness; the other, to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly. –Woody Allen, commencement speech Americans have been astoundingly sluggish in planning for the millennium. Our passion seems to…
The 1998–99 Michigan Education Poll
Summary The Michigan Education Poll began in 1982 as a project of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Project Outreach program. The 1998–99 Michigan Education Poll is the 13th survey in this series and was conducted for the MDE by Public Sector Consultants, Inc. This year’s poll marks the fifth year that private sponsors have…
The Michigan Ready to Learn Leadership Summit
Prepared for House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Michigan Legislature Prepared on Behalf of Michigan Child Care Task Force A copy of the full report is available below.
The First Generation of the New Century: Ready to Learn, Ready for Life
Prepared for The Michigan Ready to Learn Leadership Summit Sponsored by Michigan Child Care Task Force A copy of the full report is available below.
The Michigan Charter Schools Report
Executive Summary This report presents the results of a year-long evaluation of public school academies—commonly called “charter schools”—in nine counties in the greater southeastern Michigan area (Lapeer, Livingston, Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saginaw, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne) and referred to throughout this report as the “study area.” This summary presents our conclusions and recommendations. The…
Public Sector Reports 1998
Michigan Economic Bulletin A monthly review of economic indicators, state revenue receipts, and appropriations and tax developments. Each issue contains current good and bad economic news, an article of special focus, a list of publications of interest, and economic news from the state capitol; in alternating quarters, a special insert presents a general economic forecast…
Public Sector Reports 1997
Michigan Economic Bulletin A monthly review of economic indicators, state revenue receipts, and appropriations and tax developments. Each issue contains current good and bad economic news, an article of special focus, a list of publications of interest, and economic news from the state capitol; in alternating quarters, a special insert presents a general economic forecast…
The 1996 Michigan Education Poll
Summary The Michigan Education Poll began in 1982 as a project of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Project Outreach program. The 1996 Michigan Education Poll is the 12th survey in this series and was conducted for the MDE by Public Sector Consultants, Inc. This year’s poll marks the fourth year that private sponsors have…
Public Sector Reports 1995
Michigan Economic Bulletin A monthly review of economic indicators, state revenue receipts, and appropriations and tax developments. Each issue contains current good and bad economic news, an article of special focus, a list of publications of interest, and economic news from the state capitol; in alternating quarters, a special insert presents a general economic forecast…