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Industrial Output: Production from the nation’s factories fell in November, dragged down by the automobile industry, the Federal Reserve said today. The 0.2 percent decline followed a rise in industry output during October. The Fed said the output of motor vehicles and parts fell 3.4 percent in November, while mining and utilities rose. The capacity … Continue reading
Welcome to Changing Gears. We’re a public media project looking at the economic transformation of the industrial Midwest, telling the stories of the people that are living through that change. Changing Gears is shared by three stations: WBEZ Chicago, Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor, and ideastream in Cleveland. You’ll also hear our reports on NPR … Continue reading
Chris Busse was one of more than 1,000 teachers laid off last August by Chicago Public Schools. For more than four years, he taught art to kids in kindergarten through 8th grade. The layoff came a few days before the start of the school year and Busse, 27, didn’t have time to get another teaching … Continue reading
At a certain point, you can’t tell if you’ve created the momentum, or the momentum has created you — Annie Lennox There’s no doubt that the Midwest was swept this past year with political momentum. It deposited Republican governors into office in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, and in turn, buoyed successful efforts to strip public … Continue reading
Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Michigan governor wants infrastructure investment. In a speech to the state Legislature today, Gov. Rick Snyder said Michigan can no longer delay investment in its transportation infrastructure. He proposed a $120 registration fee hike per year on passenger vehicles that would generate $1 billion in annual … Continue reading
Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Groupon scales back IPO expectations. Downsizing its initial expectations, Groupon said Friday that it expects to raise between $480 million and $540 million from its initial public offering. Originally, the Chicago-based company had expected to raise at least $750 million. In an filing with the Securities … Continue reading
Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Job insecurity for Ohio’s teachers. Entering the school year, Cleveland Metropolitan Schools officials thought they had a $23 million surplus. But that was before the district accounted for the loss of 2,000 students from seven closed schools. Our partner station Ideastream reports that means a decrease … Continue reading
As part of a rebranding effort for the Detroit Public Schools, the district has adopted the optimistic slogan of “We’re in,” this year. Cheerleaders and a marching band were on hand at some schools for the opening of classes. The school district, National Public Radio reports, wants parents to know “this is not the same … Continue reading
Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Michigan’s low-achieving schools named. A list of 98 schools in Michigan deemed “low achieving” was released Friday by the state’s Department of Education. More than half of the schools are located in Wayne County, which includes Detroit. Fifty-eight of the schools also earned the same designation … Continue reading
Richard Daley served 22 years as mayor of Chicago. Rahm Emanuel has held the position for all of 100 days. It would, at first glance, appear to be an insufficient amount time to measure the effectiveness of the new mayor. But Emanuel’s not shy about claiming a few early achievements. There has already been, “a … Continue reading
