1. Michigan Union, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor December 10-11, 2009

2. What to Look (and Listen) For? Urban legends and cultural myths Promises kept, promises endangered New opportunities, new ideas

3. Urban Legend

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6. A Shout Out to Grandparents

7. The Broken Culture “Attitude may make Michigan the new Mississippi” “Parents’ low expectations frustrate lawmakers”, “Michigan parents still fail their children” “We must change bad attitudes” Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Headlines May 1, 2005 through March 20, 2008

8. The Broken Culture Myth How important do you think having a good education yourself is for getting ahead in life? 27% “Essential” 51% “Very Important” 20% “Fairly Important” EPIC-MRA, Your Child Survey, March 2005 Question 14

9. Promises Kept

10. 19 Recommendations 19 Recommendations Whose Responsibility to Implement? Whose Responsibility to Implement? What has happened? What has happened? Recommendations

11. Higher Graduation Standards (Rec. 2) Higher Graduation Standards (Rec. 2) New High School Assessment (Rec. 4) New High School Assessment (Rec. 4) New Programs in Entrepreneurship (Rec. 5) New Programs in Entrepreneurship (Rec. 5) Align Teaching (Rec. 7) Align Teaching (Rec. 7) Community Compacts (Rec. 8) Community Compacts (Rec. 8) Expanded Institutional Access (Rec. 10) Expanded Institutional Access (Rec. 10) Target Adult Learners (Rec. 14) Target Adult Learners (Rec. 14) Commercialize More Research (Rec. 17) Commercialize More Research (Rec. 17) Areas of Some Progress

13. Promises Endangered

16. New Opportunities, New Ideas Degree completion, especially for young adults Community efforts to support educational achievement Sense of urgency and a new focus on talent More…and…better ideas