Fixing Michigan’s teacher shortage isn’t just about getting more recruits
By: Gail Richmond, Professor of Education, Michigan State University Nearly 500 of Michigan’s 705 school districts reported teaching vacancies in the fall of 2023. That’s up from 262 districts at the beginning of the 2012 school year. The number of vacancies is likely an undercount, because this number does not include substitutes or unqualified teachers […]
Companies haven’t stopped hiring, but they’re more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report
By: Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University Every year, I tell my students in my business analytics class the same thing: “Don’t just apply for a job. Audition for it.” This advice seems particularly relevant this year. In today’s turbulent economy, companies are still hiring, but they’re doing it a […]
Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle chefs’ freedom to experiment and innovate?
By: Jonathan Deutsch, Professor of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University The Philadelphia restaurant scene is abuzz with the news that the famed Michelin Guide is coming to town. As a research chef and educator at Drexel University in Philadelphia, I am following the Michelin developments closely. Having eaten in Michelin restaurants in other cities, I am confident […]
Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable
By: Sumit Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. will lose their coverage through Medicaid – the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and individuals – under the multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package that President Donald Trump signed into law on […]
I’m an expert in crafting public health messages: Here are 3 marketing strategies I use to make Philadelphia healthier
By: Sarah Bauerle Bass, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University In Philadelphia, the leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer and unintentional drug overdose. While some of these deaths are caused by things out of our control – like genetics – many are largely preventable. Preventable deaths are the result of a series of decisions. […]
How a new bus line in Philadelphia is defying post-pandemic transit trends
By: Julene Paul, Assistant Professor of Planning, University of Texas at Arlington, Josh Davidson, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Oberlin College and Conservatory When the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority launched the 49 bus route in Philadelphia in early 2019, those who most benefited were older adults and people who already ride the bus – and […]
From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do
By: Todd Aagaard, Professor of Law, Villanova School of Law Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area. I am a law professor at Villanova University outside Philadelphia, and my research focuses on the work of the administrative agencies that compose the federal government. I believe that understanding the federal government’s presence in […]
Lowering the cost of insurance in Colorado – a new analysis of the Peak Health Alliance
By: Mark Meiselbach, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University and Matthew Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk and Insurance. The nonprofit […]
Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires – Colorado’s formerly incarcerated people on the hazards they faced behind bars
By: Shawhin Roudbari, Associate Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder and Shideh Dashti, Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder Incarcerated people in Colorado are exposed to climate-related extreme heat and cold, plus flooding and wildfires. Because they’re unable to escape these hazards, their health suffers and some […]