Commentary

MSU Scholar Ignores School Revenue Sources

Says revenue has been cut

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Commentary

More School Spending is Still Unlikely to Boost Achievement

A response to a critique of ‘School Spending and Student Achievement in Michigan: What’s the Relationship’

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Editorial

School Budgets Stressed Alright — But Not From Mythical State ‘Cuts’

Watch the skyrocketing pension expenses

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Analysis

Fewer School Districts Borrowing to Cover Expenses, But Pension Debt Rising

State gives more with one hand, takes more with the other

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Commentary

Gov. Snyder Vetoes Bill Limiting Consumer Auto Parts Choices

HB 4344 would have increased red tape for consumers and businesses

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Commentary

State Government Up to Its Eyeballs in Pension Debt

Unfunded pension liabilities dwarf state’s other borrowing

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Analysis

How They Spin 'Underfunded Schools': Ignore the Federal Money

Excluding 25 percent of Detroit school funding paints a false picture

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News Story

Spiking Pensions: Another MEA Executive Involved in Special Deals

Scheme takes funds from real school employees

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News Story

Wayne State Drops Math Requirement, May Add Diversity Requirement

University leaders 'do not have their priorities straight'

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News Story

Another School District-Teachers Union Pension Spiking Deal

Union leaders benefit from special deals with their members’ employers

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Editorial

Not So Fast ... Dems Don't Get That School Spending is Up

There they go again

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News Story

County Takes Michigan Woman's Property Over $7 Late Fee

Treasurer: 'Lady doesn't have a leg to stand on'

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News Story

Ph.D. Not Good Enough, Professor: You Still Can't Teach in Detroit Schools

Certification mandates freeze out highly qualified instructors

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Analysis

Narrative Trumps Facts When Reporting on Detroit Public Schools

A case study, one of many

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Commentary

Moving Forward on Forfeiture Reform

Michigan is only partway there

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Commentary

'I Don’t Know My Country Anymore'

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Editorial

You're Wrong, Senator: Many Detroit Teachers Do Earn More Than You

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Editorial

Need A Microscope to Find the Corporate Welfare Jobs in Michigan's Economy

Press releases roar, subsidies bring forth a mouse

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News Story

Pension Funding: Why Your Town is Going Broke

Not because you don't pay enough taxes

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Commentary

New Study Shows Positive Effects of Ridesharing

Introduction of Uber decreases crash rates and DUIs

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Commentary

House Refuses to Ration School Choice for Detroit Parents, Children

Let parents, not a new bureaucracy, choose schools

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Analysis

House Republicans 'No Way' on Detroit School Choice Restrictions

Speaker Kevin Cotter faced down intense political opposition

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Editorial

Dear Teachers: Here's Why Your Salary Isn't Higher

It's the pension costs

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Commentary

Cut Corporate Welfare to Help Balance State Budget

Tenuous relationship between corporate welfare and economic health

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News Story

Detroit’s Economic Fortunes Won’t Get a Kick Out of Subsidizing a New Soccer Stadium

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