By John Bebow - January 9, 2009
Happy New Year! It's going to be a year of statewide expansion at the Center for Michigan as we spread our citizen engagement work far and wide. Please join us in creating, refining, and working for a common ground citizens agenda for Michigan's transformation to a new era of prosperity.
Here's our 2009 plan…
TOWARD 10,000 VOICES: Have your say in Michigan's future and help set the citizens agenda for the defining 2010 election in which voters will replace almost all the top leadership posts in state government. We're out there on the main streets and side roads of communities every day holding Community Conversations where participants dialogue about Michigan's future challenges and opportunities and trade "promising practices" on what's working well at the local level. With a statewide staff of trained organizers, we'll hold hundreds of Community Conversations in every corner of Michigan this year. Email us or call 734-769-4625 if you'd like to participate or convene a Community Conversation.
EXPANDED JOURNALISM & E-NEWSLETTER: Distribution of this "Fresh Thoughts" e-newsletter has doubled in the past year to more than 5,000 recipients and we expect it to double again this year. We're bolstering the newsletter with in-depth stories on the big-picture issues, solutions, and local problem-solvers who emerge out of the Community Conversations. Email us with your story ideas.
IMPACTING THE DIALOGUE IN LANSING: We meet regularly with legislators and interest groups from across the political spectrum to discuss solutions and promising practices for the big-picture policy issues raised in the Community Conversations.
It promises to be a year filled with challenge and transformation. Join us!
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The above website is a blog of a paper I wrote for college. A few months later the principle of the school I highlighted was having the same basic ideas as what was in my paper. We need a radical overhaul of the educational system. This idea could save millions and millions of dollars while making us the most educated and employable state in the Union and in the world.
http://citizensolution.blogspot.com/
Good commentary on public high school education. Perhaps one of the first things to address is "how did it get this way?" How many other institutions do we have that are outdated and need a complete overhaul or fresh approach. Someone mentioned providing incentives for students to complete high school in 2 or 3 years in order to have a win-win for taxpayers and young people. Darren A. Lossia
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