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Lansing School District Poised to Privatize Facilities Management Despite Union Outcry

District will save $1.1 million annually if they make the move

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Have Schools Faced 'Seemingly Permanent Funding Cuts'?

Ann Arbor Public Schools has received an extra $23.5 million since 2010-11

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Pension System Costs the Monster That Ate School Funding Increases

Retirement costs have almost doubled in recent years

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Number of Michigan Schools Privatizing Services Grows to 70 Percent

New total up from 66 percent in 2014

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Pension Costs Eating Up Extra School Money

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Politicians Misrepresent Road Funding Bills to Promote Tax Hike

Slower spending growth is not a 'cut'

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No Evidence Michigan Business Owners Support New EPA Mandates

How to rig a poll in favor of President Obama's 'Clean Power Plan'

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Actually, Michiganders are Better off Than Their Parents

Times have been tough, but the American Dream is still alive

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Teacher Quits, Rips GOP ‘Goons’ — Who Gave Her District $5.3 Million Extra Despite Fewer Students

Teacher claims to ‘barely scrape by’ on $63,100 salary

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U-M Economist Forecasts Drop In School-Aged Children To Continue 'At a Very Rapid Rate'

Michigan's K-12 schools already have seen enrollment declines for 12 consecutive years

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What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Subsidized Sports

Evidence piles up against public investment in stadiums and Olympic dreams

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Editorial

Schwarzenegger's Son Lands Role in Minor Film; State Cuts $140,000 Check

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Michigan Grapples With Fewest Number of Students In Decades

Enrollment at lowest point since state kept track back to 1977

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Analysis

Michigan Schools Receive Over $12,500 Per Student

The history of education spending

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School District Gives Teachers Raises, Has Deficit, Blames State that Gave Them an Extra $5 Million

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Public School Accounting: $100M Cut From Budget In 10 Years = Spending Increase

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Great Lakes Won't Cooperate With Climate Alarmists

Rising water levels confound global warming claims

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Local Governments Look To Cash In On Commercial Truck Inspections

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Rural School Districts Hit Hard by Federal Health Care Mandate

Rising costs and limited options

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State's Largest Teachers Union Fails to Disclose 30 Percent of Its Income

MEA leaves $38.3M of income to speculation

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Analysis

The Myth of Teacher Poverty

Average Michigan educator earns more than $62,000

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More Government Spending Equals Higher Prices

Why college costs are exploding

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How Unions, Districts Hold Back Michigan's Best Teachers

State 'teacher of the year' finalist earns less than $45,000

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School District Once Gave $1 to Top Teachers; Now Spreads Merit Bonus to 99 Percent of Teachers

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Film Incentives Clearly Hurt

Studies show a lack of positive economic impact

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