Education and Talent

Baruah, Nicholson: We Must Protect Detroit’s Public Media
May 15, 2025In an op-ed for The Detroit News, Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah and former…

Keeping Michigan Competitive: The Critical Work of the US Department of Education
March 25, 2025The Detroit Regional Chamber today released the following statement regarding the critical work of the U.S. Department of Education and…

Detroit Regional Chamber’s TalentEd Receives Over $3M in Funding From Ballmer Group to Support Student-to-Career Pipeline
March 13, 2025Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber's TalentEd program announced a $3.375 million grant from Ballmer Group, which will be used to…

Opinion: Michigan is Quietly Building a Competitive Edge
February 18, 2025In an op-ed from The Detroit News, columnists share what three system elements they believe will secure Michigan's national leadership…

Detroit Regional Chamber Teams Up With Colleges to Track Student Outcomes
February 17, 2025Photo credit: University of Michigan-Dearborn Crain's Detroit Business Feb. 13, 2025 Sherri Welch The Detroit Regional Chamber has launched a…

Chamber Launches New Data Collaborative to Better Track Student Progress, Outcomes Across Regional Educational Institutions
February 13, 2025Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees program launched its Data Collaborative, an initiative that will provide comprehensive insight…

Michigan Tech Named State’s Fourth Top-tier Research University
February 13, 2025Michigan Technological University has been designated the state’s fourth Research 1 university. Learn more.

New Scholarship Helps Cut College Costs, but Not Reaching Tens of Thousands in Michigan
February 6, 2025There is still a troubling narrative in the community about the value and cost of college, says the Chamber's Vice…

David Coulter on Building Oakland County’s Innovation Culture
January 23, 202540% of the research and development in Michigan takes place in Oakland County Oakland County is on track to have…

D3C3’s K-12 Alignment Meeting: Driving Student Success Through Dual Enrollment
January 22, 2025Detroit Drives Degrees Community College Collaborative hosted a K-12 Alignment meeting, featuring strategies to advance student success.

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