Teacher Evaluations in Michigan Public Schools: One Size Fits All
Less than 1 percent of teachers are deemed 'ineffective' in 2013-14
Detroit's Reform District Doesn't Have One Great Teacher According to Evaluations
Education Achievement Authority has 99 percent of teachers rated as 'effective'
Michigan School Pension Fund Liability Grows to $26.5 Billion
Cost to state quintuples since 2012
Labor Union Caught in Dues Skim Fails to File Annual Report with Federal Government
SEIU Healthcare Michigan reported losing 80 percent of its members after dues skim ended
Teachers Union Rails at For-Profit Charters While its Leaders Spike Own School Pensions
Past three MEA presidents are set to receive pensions larger than their school salaries
House Judiciary Passes Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills
Good work, but more still to be done
Is State's Prevailing Wage Law at Risk of Being Tossed?
A citizen initiative would trump Gov. Snyder's promised veto on any repeal legislation
What You Need to Know About the Initiative to Repeal Prevailing Wage
If sponsors gather enough signatures in time, then legislature votes
You Don’t Need $92,000 a Year to be 'Economically Stable'
ALICE report puts most past Michigan citizens below ‘survival’ budget
Teachers Union Presidents Extract Lucrative Benefits from Schools – For Themselves
MEA officials use rare deals with districts to garner rich government pensions
District Doesn't Take Evaluations Seriously, Now Laying Off its Best Teachers
Union contract mandates teacher layoffs based strictly on seniority; may violate state law
Memo to Reformers: Detroit Public Schools Received 42 Percent More Money Per Pupil Than State Average
The Government Incentive to Seize Property
Panel on asset forfeiture in Michigan discusses confiscation of property with no conviction
Asset Forfeiture Package of Bills a 'Solid First Step'
Citizens can have property seized by government under the lightest burden of proof
Successful Public School System Would Charge Tuition, Screen Applicants
East Grand Rapids would screen applicants based on academics and disciplinary issues
Critics of Growth Projections in House Road Plan Should Be Unnerved by Pension Underfunding
Feds to Michigan: End Anti-Competition 'Tesla Ban'
Federal Trade Commission wants state to repeal ban on direct-to-consumer car sales
Corporate Welfare Isn't 'Essential' to a Vibrant Economy
MLive columnist overstates importance of state's corporate welfare agency
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