Michigan nonprofits reinventing themselves and education.

All the bleak news coming out of the state Capitol only heightens the role of Michigan-based private and community foundations, which — while facing their own financial challenges — are rethinking their strategies for rebuilding lives and communities.

A big part of their efforts is directed at public schools.

The United Way of Southeastern Michigan has totally re-invented itself to focus on core priorities, including schools. It and the Skillman Foundation are key partners in an effort to turn large “drop-out factories” into smaller high schools where students are cared about and teachers are supported and held accountable.

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