“Poverty” is Still a Burden in...
By Tom Watkins – Every child deserves an equal chance to achieve the American Dream. “The time has come for us to civilize...
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Thiago Reis and WAY American S...
We are really happy to have caught up with Thiago Reis the Executive Director WAY American School in Brazil. While many are talking...
read moreCommunity Colleges: Part Of Th...
By Tom Watkins – If community colleges did not exist, there would be a mad rush to create them. Collectively, community...
read moreService needs to be resurrecte...
By Tom Watkins – Many of you know his strong, bright, capable, no nonsense, integrity filled daughter, Wayne County Prosecutor,...
read moreOne Hundred Years of China Sta...
Tom Watkins – The May 4th Movement occupies an important place in China’s history: a marker of China’s setting the stage...
read moreChina/US Relations: The Most I...
By Tom Watkins – 40th Anniversary of China Opening Up to the World: Shenzhen, China. 2019-China kicks off a new year with many...
read moreWhining is Not a Strategy or a...
By Tom Watkins – China, like America, has human rights problems. I have touched on both our countries less-than-stellar human...
read moreA New Opportunity To Invest in...
By Tom Watkins – Michigan and America need an educational Sputnik wake up call. Quality education is not just an American or...
read moreChina’s not waiting whil...
Tom Watkins – I read with interest the comments of Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe on education while sitting on a tarmac...
read moreMental Health Care: Easier to ...
By Tom Watkins – I pulled over to watch as the wrecking ball knocked the building apart. On a cold, blustery November...
read moreAmerica Is Playing Defense
Tom Watkins Photo Credit: Xinhua The relationship between the U.S. and China, the most important bilateral relationship in the world...
read moreC. Patrick Babcock passes away
Pat Babcock, Governor Milliken’s “Mr. Everything” I am sadden by the news that a friend, mentor and a truly good man, C. Patrick...
read moreStop Breaking China
The bilateral relationship between the US and China is the most important on the world stage today. Every major world issue – from...
read moreEducation Flattens The World
Tom Watkins – China has become the largest source of foreign students studying in the U.S. The education market in China for...
read moreA Two-Way Bridge
Tom Watkins – The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and China is the most important on the world stage today. Every major...
read moreSpartan Shame
Tom Watkins – The continual train wreck at my alma mater, MSU (Michigan State University) is tragic, sad, pathetic and painful...
read moreWayne State University Turns 1...
Tom Watkins – Like some fine wines, it seems that WSU only gets better with age. Wayne State University (WSU) has been serving...
read moreTwenty-six plus nine, plus how...
Three years ago, I wrote a column for Dome magazine decrying an act of domestic terror – the mass murder of 26 children and staff...
read moreInternational Educational Lead...
Superintendent of multiple schools sites of a blended, project based American school(s) in Brazil. Be part of tomorrow’s education...
read moreAmazon Calling: An Educational...
Tom Watkins – In the 21st century, talent abides. Those with talent – be they individuals, cities, regions, states and nations...
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