Michael LeVert

Helping business, education, government, and philanthropic leaders connect data and research with organizational strategy.

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

New data shows Maine’s personal income grew 2.7% in 2017, middle of the pack, ranked 31st. Health care income grew the fastest. Maine’s per capita income is 89% of the US average. #maine #mainedata #census
https://t.co/QpjT1wIvB3

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Amazed at the talent and dedication of Maine LEAP's partners and the youth they serve @jmgmaine @usmmuskieschool @MaineDHHS @goodwillnne #fostercare https://t.co/9jstzzjh7L

[Annie E. Casey Foundation @AECFNews]

LEAP helps youth who have been homeless or involved in public systems pursue higher education or employment. How is it working? https://t.co/XA80E9RS5T

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Congrats to UMaine Engineering and Dana Humphrey! We've been working with UMaine and USM on a collaborative vision for expanding engineering education. More to come this May. #engineering #usm #umaine #mainespark #maine
https://t.co/oS7Ls83IYg

[John N.Friedman @John_N_Friedman]

Amazing new work out this morning by my Equality of Opportunity Project colleagues Raj Chetty and @nhendren82 on intergenerational mobility by race in the US.

Mobility is lower for black children than white children in almost every place in America.

https://t.co/7t5IstAxs5

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Interesting report out today on the digital economy from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the agency that estimates GDP. They estimate digital economy employees earned almost twice as much an non-digital workers.
https://t.co/YD36ehVkbP

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Good blog post about likely downward population projections from the Census. These may seem wonky, but they affect a lot of things, including Maine's state budget forecast. #maine #mepolitics #mainebudget #mainedata
https://t.co/RmgjqbyPh7

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

A billion dollars in Maine lodging sales last year. Only constraint is being able to hire enough talent. #maine #mainetourism #mainelodging #maineworkforce
https://t.co/OAbuMTZM5o

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Just launched a new company - Stepwise Data Research! Custom data analysis and research for N.E. leaders in business, education, government, and philanthropy. https://t.co/g2BGTDc6nm #maine #mainebiz #mainedata

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Smart law change. There's a lot happening in Maine today to get more students a CTE experience that leads to a credential. This will help. #mainespark #jmg #melmac #cte

Labor law change opens career paths to young students in Maine https://t.co/Rf4hiAKTR2

[L Plimpton @lplimpton]

Census data are used to allocate an estimated $600 billion in federal assistance to states and communities, including $20 billion in federal supports for children. #Census2020 https://t.co/o5vf1seLkj via @ChildTrends

[The Nature Conservancy @nature_org]

As the old saying goes, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time is now. https://t.co/oUucg5sscZ

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Did some serious research today on the snow tubing industry! #maine

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Did you know that the % of US households that rent today is the highest since the 1960s? Btwn 2005-2015 the # of renter households in the U.S. rose at the highest rate of any 10-yr period in history. Stay tuned for #PortlandME rent survey results in March. https://t.co/33ob98EFs5

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Good points about the economic value of land trusts in today's PPH. This report from several years ago has more details. #maine https://t.co/ggMSOoHJz7 https://t.co/9FJDtI9TMU

[Maine Farmland Trust @Mainefarms]

Maine Voices: Maine Land Trust Network helps support 'the way life should be' https://t.co/Suya3lBYaU via @pressherald

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

Great move by UMS. Recent research we did for @UMaine and @USouthernMaine showed a shortage of up to 1,800 engineers over the next 10 years. The largest gaps were for civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineers. #workforce #highered #Maine https://t.co/uzy49tDDWF

[Michael LeVert @michael_levert]

New year, new Twitter account. #myfirstTweet