Union Official Says Teachers In Second-Highest Paying District Need Second Jobs
Five of six English teachers in one district school get more than $82k
How ‘Ineffective’ Michigan Teachers Get $26k More Than ‘Highly Effective’ Ones
Research shows more letters after a teacher’s name won’t help, but districts pay for them anyway
An Apparent Political Panic In Response To University Sex Abuse Scandal
Legislators scramble by introducing at least 30 bills
Salt Bill Would Raises Prices On All To Benefit One Company
Senate Bill 363 is held up in the Michigan House
Whitmer ‘Tired Of ... Corporate Tax Giveaways’ But Voted For Dozens
Don’t tell progressives, but Dem legislators are among corporate welfare's best friends in Lansing
Put ISD Funding on Education Budget Table
While agency spending grows, Guv seeks student-based cuts
Noteworthy In 2017: School Pensions Reformed, No Annual Contribution Shortfall
Those hired starting Feb. 1 no longer enrolled, but taxpayers paying system’s accumulated debts
DTE Earns Big Gas Pipeline Profits, Lobbied For More Gas-Fired Electricity
‘More renewables’ and ‘less coal’ means more gas, and DTE is big in the gas business
Property Tax Revenue On a Slow Rise
Value of property increased 12 percent over past four years
Increased Enrollment In Detroit Schools Just Bureaucratic Reshuffling
Some schools that had been under receivership were returned last fall
Utica Community Schools Responds to CapCon Article on District Finances
Cites $35 per-pupil increase after adjustments
Juvenile Justice Shouldn’t Create Lifelong Obstacles
Give more children access to the advantages of youth-oriented offense resolution
Utica School Board Member Errs, Blames Usual Suspect For Mythical Funding Cuts
District getting more, not less, from state; money from feds down, though
A Lot Fewer Detroit Public Schools Teachers Rated 'Highly Effective'
But that may not be a bad thing
How Much Less Union Politicking If Supreme Court Bans Forced Fees?
With compulsory fees coming in, teachers union spent $29.8 million on politics in 2016 cycle
Firm Gets $220,000 State Subsidy Deal, Files For Bankruptcy
Records show $100,000 was spent; what happens next up to state corporate welfare officials
Michigan PTA Needs Refresher On Law Governing Charter School Admissions
Conventional public school establishment's ally gives House Education Committee bad information
AFSCME gets Supreme Court snicker
Lawyer quip on public sector employees being underpaid generates laugh
Getting Harder For Union To Spread Teacher Pay Disinformation
'Taxpayers have a right to know where government funds are going and to whom'
State Corporate Welfare Agency Picks Winners That Turn Out To Be Losers
Program officials subsidize Cherry Growers, Inc., company goes bankrupt
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Michigan Business Development Program funding should end
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