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Michigan Education Association is down 37,000 members in a decade

Teachers union has dropped to under 80,000 members

… endorsement of the Michigan Education Association, the largest … 120,000 hardworking teachers, education support professionals, and higher-education employees across Michigan.” … 120,000 hardworking teachers, education support professionals, and higher-education employees across Michigan. … more

Bill Advances To Make State University Funding Follow Students, Not Lobbyists

‘I see a sea of lobbyists here today’

… reordering of state spending on higher education — one based on the number of … committee. The House Appropriations Higher Education subcommittee recently unanimously … toward the model it uses to fund K-12 education, Huizenga said. Basing state financial … wrong with the formula,” said Jarrett Skorup, director of communications and marketing … more

Report: Give Local Governments More Money, But Don’t Ask Taxpayers

That’s the gist of a new study on local government finance in Michigan

… critical local services such as road upkeep, fire protection and public education.” (Local governments, it should be noted, do not pay for public education in Michigan.) Amusingly, the report suggests the Headlee limitations … more

Higher Education Subsidies Do Not Produce Better Educational or Economic Results

Nevertheless, some lawmakers are pushing for more

… advocates for spending more on higher education suggests there are better uses … on per-resident support for higher education according to data compiled by … State University and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.” … employment data that in states with a higher proportion of college graduates, even … more

It’s Never Enough: Government Beneficiaries Always Want More

Michigan budget goes up; groups receiving funds still complain

… government is seeing increases. K-12 education, Medicare, prisons, colleges, preschools, … Michigan continues to underfund education, so we are pleased to see students … trend of state disinvestment in higher education." Sean McBrearty, policy and … all the modern history of Michigan education spending, for example, the unions … more

A Teacher Union Fact Check on School Choice

Nearly everything you read is wrong

Michigan Education Association president Paula Herbart wrote … federal tax credit, known as Education Freedom Scholarships, currently … schools, even while serving a far higher percentage of low-income students. … helm, the U.S. Department of Education each year blindly hands out … the leaders of tomorrow. Education spending has risen every … more

How Michigan Regulates Child Care Shows How Ineffective Licensing Laws Are

Many have arbitrary standards and mandates

… overwhelmingly negative. Little wonder; the economic research shows that education and staff requirements are associated with higher costs but not noticeably better care. The broader takeaway from this is … more

The Student Debt Problem is Widely Misunderstood – Here Are Some Solutions

Student loan debt is around $1.5 trillion

… largely driven by the cost of higher education. While perhaps not a “crisis,” … governments have increased spending on higher education from $70 billion in the late … cents. The other main reason for higher tuition is simply the increased demand … four-year university. While the higher education bubble may not be bursting, it … more

Lack of Money For Universities Didn’t Cost Michigan Amazon – Or Economic Growth

There is little relationship between state spending and results

… no correlation between state higher education spending and college degrees … that spend less per person on higher education have a higher percentage of college graduates. New … spends the least in the nation on higher education. It isn’t close, with the state … more

Teachers Union: Yes to Reparations, No to Impeachment, Yes to Abortion

NEA’s annual conference resolutions are revealing

… conference, the National Education Association voted on a series … it is mostly a union of education employees, the NEA took stances … pronouns “The National Education Association will create space … discrimination The National Education Association resolved at its … in a public school or higher education environment.” “The practice … more