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Ann Arbor School Board Member Weighs In On $150 Merit Pay

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Ann Arbor Schools: First There Is No Teacher Merit Pay, Then There Is

Law requires districts to offer it, so effective educators get a 0.2 percent pay bump

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What Happens When the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Ends?

State could save millions by stopping ineffective subsidies

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Putting the Pieces in Place for School Choice

Big picture points to more hopeful action

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Editorial

Rising Economy Increased Michigan Tax Revenue More Than Gas Tax Hike

With different priorities, Legislature could have spared motorists big road tax hikes

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Michigan College Busts Students For Giving Out U.S. Constitutions Without Permit

Asking passers-by if they 'like freedom and liberty' deemed 'too provocative'

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Editorial

Washington Post Bashes Detroit Charters Citing Study That Praises Detroit Charters

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Cheers for Detroit Schools Transparency

District has come a long way

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Commentary

The Hypocrisy of 'Public' Education Rhetoric

What’s being protected here: The Constitution or union dues?

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Speed Limits in Michigan Going Up

Standards tightened to restrict imposing artificially low speed limits

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Editorial

Most Charters Perform 'Significantly Better' Than District Schools on Core Subjects

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Editorial

Yesterday's Pension Underfunding Means Fewer Raises For Today's Teachers

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Analysis

DeVos, Charters, School Choice Threaten Democratic Party Finances

Follow the money: Fewer dues to teachers unions, fewer dollars for Democrats

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Analysis

DeVos Attacked For Supporting Free Speech, Due Process On Campus

Group she supported exposed the checkered free-speech record of Michigan universities

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Editorial

Incomes Rise in Right-to-Work Michigan; Officials Project More To Come

Opponents' 'right-to-work for less' predictions fall flat

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Commentary

Happy 50th Birthday Personal Income Tax

Now go away

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Commentary

Detroit Charters Far Outperform Traditional Schools

Mackinac’s CAP scores align with rigorous research findings

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Analysis

State Officials Caused Michigan's Pension Crisis

No accident that school pension system is underwater

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Editorial

President of Nation's Largest Teachers Union Got 23 Percent Pay Bump Last Year

Michigan teachers contributed

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Commentary

School Retirement System Continues to Harm Members

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Lansing School District Ignores Law Requiring Teacher Merit Pay

Even after seven years, district 'does not have a merit pay system,' says spokesman

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Michigan School Districts: We Have No Ineffective Teachers

The law requires annual ratings, but is murky on how to do it

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Had Hillary Won, Granholm And Not DeVos Would Be Prepping for Confirmation

Report suggests former Michigan governor topped Clinton’s education secretary short-list

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The Law's the Law – Except When It Says Great Teachers Get Merit Pay

School districts avoiding the law that requires them to pay better educators more

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Commentary

How Education Secretary DeVos Could Help Michigan Advance Choice

Two federal proposals that avoid dangerous overreach

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