by d3wpadmin | Nov 16, 2010 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
On Friday, October 29, I had the privilege of serving as keynote speaker for the conference titled From Redlining to White Flight: The History of Housing Segregation & The Importance of Regionalism.” The conference was a partnership between the Michigan...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 4, 2010 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
We are always hearing that trends start on the coasts and head inland. Luckily Michigan and other Midwest states don’t always follow those trends – particularly the ones that get their start in California (although we might want to follow California’s winning ways in...
by d3wpadmin | Oct 15, 2010 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
How excited am I?? The United Nations General Assembly has designated Oct. 20, 2010, as the first-ever World Statistics Day (WSD) – a day created to recognize the achievements the global statistics systems at both national and international levels. Statistical...
by d3wpadmin | Oct 2, 2010 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
The Census Bureau’s release of data from the 2009 American Community Survey showed clearly how hard this recession has been on Michigan and metro Detroit. Our household incomes have fallen by 21 percent statewide, 25 percent in Macomb, 22 percent in Oakland, 23...
by d3wpadmin | Sep 29, 2010 | Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education invited communities to apply for a grant from the Promise Neighborhoods Program. Building off work done by Geoffrey Canada at the Harlem Children’s Zone, the Promise Neighborhoods Program was designed to provide...
