Other publications

Detroit Public Schools leaders sought help from the Council of the Great City Schools, the nation's primary coalition of large urban school districts, to gain an outside perspective on some of the most serious issues facing the district and recommendations on how to handle them in this 2008 report.

Concerning Kids: A Skillman Foundation Study was the first-ever comprehensive series of polls on what residents of metropolitan Detroit think, feel and know about issues concerning children and youth

Michigan's Children outlines the proposed state budget cuts for 2009, and examines which cuts will affect Michigan's children and families.

This nonpartisan analysis examines the ramifications of the Detroit Public Schools' losing its First Class District status.

"Detroit -- The Epicenter of Asthma Burden" urges public heath efforts to focus on improving asthma control and preventing severe outcomes.

The Mott Foundation commissioned this comprehensive report on the losses Michigan incurs when its students drop out of high school.

National Neighborhoods Indicator Partnership director Tom Kinglsey discusses with local leaders how to use information for community change.

Skillman senior program officer Marie Colombo collaborates on this report examining how a foundation prepares and evolves in real time.

This Miller-McCune articles examines the New Communities Project in Chicago's most distressed neighborhoods.