Education [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

Rochester Schools Raise Pay, Report Cuts, and Blame Governor

By Tom Gantert | March 27, 2011

Does the Lansing School District Really Pay ‘Below the Poverty Line’ for Teachers?

By Tom Gantert | March 26, 2011

'Budget Cut' Doesn't Mean the Same Thing to Public and Private Sectors

By Tom Gantert | March 23, 2011

West Michigan School Super Claims Budget Cuts — But Do the Numbers Add Up?

By Tom Gantert | March 22, 2011

Snyder K-12 Cuts Embellished by Critics

By Tom Gantert | March 21, 2011

The Compensation of An “Unappreciated” and “Devalued” Spanish Teacher

By Tom Gantert | March 19, 2011

Illegal Teacher Strike Rumored After Union’s ‘Job Action’ Letter

By Tom Gantert | March 17, 2011

Teacher Union Employee Exaggerates Snyder Budget Cuts and More in Email to Rally Members

By Tom Gantert | March 17, 2011

Decade of Cuts Is Claimed by School District Giving 14 Percent Raises Over 24 Months

By Tom Gantert | March 16, 2011

Are Teachers Not 'Treated With Respect' by Taxpayers?

By Tom Gantert | March 14, 2011

Teacher Union Prez: Stronger Emergency Financial Managers Will Be "Just Like Being in the Slave Days"

By Tom Gantert | March 11, 2011

Who Are the $100K-Plus Employees at the Detroit Public Schools?

By Tom Gantert | March 10, 2011

Detroit Public Schools: Doubles the Number of $100K-Plus Employees From 2009 to 2010

By Tom Gantert | March 9, 2011

Merit Pay Miracles at Oscoda Area Schools

By Tom Gantert | March 3, 2011

U of M Retirement Payments Dwarf Private-Sector Plans

By Tom Gantert | March 1, 2011

Annual Cost of Teacher Overstaffing in Detroit Could Reach $100 Million

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 26, 2011

The Media Myth of the 60-Student Detroit Classroom

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 25, 2011

Shrinking Detroit Schools

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 24, 2011

Freely Available Information Hidden in MSU's Reply to Freedom of Information Request

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 22, 2011

Analyst : “Atomic Bomb” Budget Cuts to K-12 are Historic but Necessary

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 19, 2011

Benefits or Jobs: Schools, Legislature Must Choose

By Michael Van Beek | Feb. 18, 2011

The West Bloomfield Teacher 'Sick Out'

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 18, 2011

$300K Combined Salaries for Granholm and Mulhern at Cal-Berkeley

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 17, 2011

Average Eaton Rapids Teacher’s Salary $55,826 ; Contributes Just 2 Percent for Health Plan

By Michael Van Beek | Feb. 17, 2011

Average Comstock Teacher Receives $53,756 in Salary, Contributes Just 5 Percent for Health Plan

By Michael Van Beek | Feb. 16, 2011

Legal Experts Say Saline Schools Broke Campaign Finance Law

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 15, 2011

Lake Orion Teachers Health Benefits 52 Percent Above Private-Sector Average

By Michael Van Beek | Feb. 15, 2011

West Bloomfield Tackles Costs With Aggressive Privatization Strategy

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 14, 2011

Teacher Pay Hikes Happen Despite Expired Union Contract

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 9, 2011

Public-Sector Unions Fight to Keep Bloated Benefits

By Jarrett Skorup | Jan. 31, 2011

The Left’s Piggy Bank?

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 23, 2011

How Does Michigan Teacher Pay Really Stack Up Against Private Sector and Teachers in Other States?

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 22, 2011

Firing Teachers for Non-Payment of Union Dues

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 6, 2011

Berkley Schools Avoid 'Magic Words" to Stay Out of Election Law Hot Water

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 5, 2011

Violating Neutrality

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 4, 2011

Schools That Break State Election Laws Face Just "Speeding Ticket" Fines

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 3, 2011

Tricky Tenure Hurdles Block Schools from Removing Problem Teachers

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 2, 2011

Plagiarism Double Standards at Michigan State

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 1, 2011

Supreme Court Okays Using Public Schools for Political Fundraising

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 31, 2010

The Salary History of a West Bloomfield Public School Teacher

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 21, 2010

Paid to Leave: Generous Teacher Buyouts at East Lansing Public Schools

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 20, 2010

MEA Executive Salaries 'Not Based on Merit'

By Jarrett Skorup | Dec. 14, 2010

Don't Tenure Current Teacher Tenure Law

By Jarrett Skorup | Dec. 7, 2010

Employee Health Insurance Premium Co-Pays Still Rare at Public Schools

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 6, 2010

Traverse City Schools' Post Union Negotiation Details Online

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 4, 2010

Traverse City Schools Set Transparency Precedent

By Michael Van Beek | Dec. 3, 2010

ISD Bloat Redux

By Michael Van Beek | Dec. 2, 2010

Michigan Teacher Pay 16.5 Percent Higher Than Indiana

By Ken Braun | Dec. 2, 2010

Brighton Teacher Contract Summary

By Michael Van Beek | Nov. 30, 2010

MEA Has $174.5 Million in Liabilities, $66.3 Million in Dues

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 26, 2010

Schools Buying Bigger Pension Payouts for Employees

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 24, 2010

Nearly One Thousand Six-Figure Salaries at UAW and National Education Association

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 23, 2010

Analysis: Detroit Students Hostages to the Union

By Michael Van Beek | Nov. 18, 2010

Union Leadership Supported Bernero, Many Members Vote Snyder

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 16, 2010

Speed Bump in Way of School Savings Could Be Removed by Republican Wave

By Ken Braun | Nov. 8, 2010

Most Schools Tardy in Posting Salary Data

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 2, 2010

Huron Valley Teacher Contract Summary

By Michael Van Beek | Nov. 2, 2010

School Advocacy in Bond Elections Questioned

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 1, 2010

ISD Bloat?

By Michael Van Beek | Oct. 28, 2010

Sports Spending at Bloomfield Hills Schools is $285 Per Pupil

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 27, 2010

School Pensions Sucking Up Per Pupil Cash

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 26, 2010

Does Public Education Have Favorite Politicians?

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 25, 2010

Teacher Union Doubles Republican Count on Recommendation List

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 23, 2010

School District Defends Its Neutrality in State House Race

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 22, 2010

MEA Republicans

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 20, 2010

A Budget-Cutting Democrat Runs Against Union-Backed Republican

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 19, 2010

A Conservative Teacher Speaks Up

Oct. 19, 2010

MEA Concedes Large Percentage of 'Conservative' Teachers, Endorses 97% Democrats

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 18, 2010

Teachers Picket as One of Michigan's Wealthiest School Districts Faces Big Deficit

By Michael Van Beek | Oct. 14, 2010

School Board Prez Says State's 3rd-Highest Paid Superintendent is 'Worth It'

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 13, 2010

Where Has All the Money Gone?

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 12, 2010

Analysis: Pseudo School 'Cuts'

By Michael Van Beek | Oct. 7, 2010

Kent ISD Resources Used to Promote a 'Reception' for Democrat Congressional Candidate

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 6, 2010

Recaps of New Teachers Union Contracts

By Michael Van Beek | Oct. 4, 2010

Analysis: We Still Need to Reform Teacher Pay

By Michael Van Beek | Sept. 28, 2010

$300k Superintendent Defends His Compensation

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 25, 2010

The 600-Student District With the $300k Superintendent

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 23, 2010

Michigan School Privatization Up 8 Percent

Sept. 21, 2010

Analysis: Consolidating School Districts Won’t Save Michigan $600 Million

By Michael Van Beek | Sept. 15, 2010

EduJobs Bill a "Gift to Unions"

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 14, 2010

New Spending Fuels Status Quo

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 11, 2010

Schools Starting to Post Salary Details

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 10, 2010

St. Joseph Teacher Contract Summary

By Michael Van Beek | Aug. 9, 2010

Four Midland Teachers Paid More Per Hour Than Superintendent

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 5, 2010

August in Michigan Is Teacher Freedom Month

By Michael Van Beek | Aug. 4, 2010

Analysis: Dangers of Status Quo Budgeting in Higher Education

By James M. Hohman | Aug. 2, 2010

New State Data Shows Michigan Public Schools Spent Record Amount Per-Student

By Michael Van Beek | July 28, 2010

Wayne-Westland Teacher Contract: Summary and Analysis

By Michael Van Beek | July 13, 2010

K-12 Tumbles Down Voters' List of Priorities

By Tom Gantert | July 9, 2010

MEA Lawsuit May Be Against Policy That They Already Endorsed

By Tom Gantert | July 6, 2010

School Union's Ballot Box Avenger Speaks at Capitol Rally

By Tom Gantert | July 1, 2010

Districts Save With Health Savings Accounts

By Michael Van Beek | June 30, 2010

Analysis: Gutted School Pension 'Reform' Could Come Back to Bite Schools

By Jack McHugh | June 29, 2010

The Unstable Funding Myth

By Michael Van Beek | June 28, 2010

School Funding Goes Up ... MEA Wants More

June 25, 2010

Private Contractors Pilloried at School Union Rally

By Tom Gantert | June 24, 2010

Traverse City Teacher Contract: Summary and Analysis

By Michael Van Beek | June 19, 2010

Analysis: Another LIFO Victim

By Michael Van Beek | June 15, 2010

Oxford Schools: Saving Money and Improving Service

By Tom Gantert | June 11, 2010

Analysis: The Underfunded Schools Myth

By Michael Van Beek | June 4, 2010