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MSU professor peddles ‘catastrophic’ myth against school vouchers
How a criticism of voucher programs actually provides a strong defense
… studied included vouchers in Milwaukee, charter schools in Michigan and charter schools in Arizona.
Each of the … the COVID-19 pandemic. States with charter school laws and voucher programs … accounts, tax-credit scholarships and charter schools — give more parents, not … more
Strings May Be Attached When a Politician Has the Union Label
… will refrain from supporting the "privatization" of public sector jobs, Charter Schools and "Right-To-Work" legislation ... will jeopardize the status … infant mortality.
The questionnaire asks politicians if they support charter schools and if they'd speak out at public meetings. It also asks if they … more
Wayland Schools Show Taxpayers the Money
… project. Braun has been encouraging all 551 public school districts, every charter public school, municipalities and legislators in Michigan to regularly … links to the check registers of 79 conventional school districts, two charter public schools and three intermediate school districts. With many of the … more
Comstock Public Schools Shows Taxpayers the Money
… project. Braun has been encouraging all 551 public school districts, every charter public school, municipalities and legislators in Michigan to regularly … links to the check registers of 80 conventional school districts, two charter public schools and three intermediate school districts. With many of the … more
Average Teacher Salary in Michigan Rises Again
… consecutive year. This most recent data puts the figure at $63,024. If charter schools are excluded, this raises the average salary figure for unionized … by 37 percent even after adjusting for inflation (this does not include charter school teachers).
This might seem surprising to anyone following recent … more
Michigan School Spending Hits All-Time High
… highest- and lowest-spending districts in per-pupil terms (not including charter public schools or districts with fewer than 500 pupils):
Interestingly, the lowest-spending charter school was Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County. This alternative … more
Analyst: Firefighter Overtime Reform ‘Watered Down’
… municipalities from putting “minimum staffing” requirements into their charters. Robertson said about five municipalities have done that. But Robertson … were not addressed in the bill.
“It just states that you can’t use a charter of government as a blunt instrument,” Robertson said.
McHugh said the … more
Your Favorites: Our Top 10 Stories of 2013
… The Government Shouldn't Subsidize Higher Education
Huffington Post Gets Charter Study Wrong
Michigan Teachers Rank No. 2 For Salary
Bill Would Prohibit Asset Forfeiture In Michigan Without Criminal Conviction
Charter School Superintendent Makes Over $339K a Year
Minimum Wage Increase: A … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Summer 2014 Edition
… To Keep 125 Of Them
Beverly Hills Cop
Daycare Workers Could Get Refund
Charters That Fail, Close
Wind Power 'Success Story' Was a Massive Failure
Michigan … Crimes; Probable Cause Not Necessary
State School Rankings a Poor Measure of Charter Public School Performance
MEA Sends Credit Agency After Teacher Who Stopped … more
96 Percent of Michigan Schools Getting Richer
… says: “Some” means 33 out of 800-plus conventional school districts and charter schools will lose money, with funding trimmed by $23 per pupil on average. Meanwhile, hundreds of other districts and charter schools – 96 percent of them – will get an increase in funding. Some high-profile … more
Counting Government Workers Tells Little About the Quality of Government
Cost and quality should be the primary concern
… though. It is a leader among the states in offering education through charter schools, which are public schools that are largely staffed by private employees. The best evidence we have on Michigan charters shows that, on average, they add extra value to student learning.
Our … more
The Best-Paying Public School Districts In Michigan
Some teachers get $100k-plus per year
… happened because DeTour acts as the educational service provider for a charter school. The state’s formula for determining salaries attributes the charter school teachers’ salaries to the DeTour Area School teachers pay, which … more
Report Ranks Schools By Lowest Resident Enrollment, Minus Key Fact
How good are the schools abandoned by parents who use public school choice?
… districts whose enrollment has been most affected by public school choice and charter schools.
MLive ranked the districts based on the percentage of public … schools was used as an indicator of how many were instead enrolled in a charter school or another district.
What MLive did not report was the academic … more
Detroit School District Enrollment Up For First Time This Century
Superintendent says Detroit's conventional school district gained 700 students
… Confidential reported in June 2018 that around 15,000 Detroit residents attend a charter school in a different city, and another 12,000 travel to a different school … of Choice law. As of the 2016-17 school year, 50,460 students attended charter schools in Detroit. more
Union Leader Celebrates Failing School’s Performance
NEA president praises Flint Northwestern moving from the lowest 5 percent of schools to the lowest 6 percent
… Flint Northwestern, but for charter public schools.
Gary Naeyaert, … Academy of Flint, a K-12 charter public school less than 10 … rate (72.7 percent). The charter public school’s students outperformed … and Adjusts for Poverty
Charters Outperform Conventional Schools
Charter Schools Serve More Low-Income … more
Less Than Half of Students 'Proficient,' but 97 Percent of Teachers Rated 'Effective' or Better
Effort to create meaningful teacher ratings in Michigan bogged down by bad incentives
… 8,892 teachers in Michigan’s charter schools, 71.5 percent were … categories when looking at charter public schools compared to … merit-based environment in the charter sector," Naeyaert said. "We … but allowed districts and charters to create their own systems … school teachers (including charters and intermediate school districts) … more
Voters Support School Choice
… independently governed public charter schools. And this past year … effort to restrict public charter schools in Detroit. Though … failed.
The move to restrict charters failed, in part, because … should be able to choose a charter school.”
Statewide, roughly … students is enrolled in a charter, with students in Detroit … more
Media Praises Hardworking Detroit Teacher, But Ignores Key Fact:
Her school is among Michigan's very worst
… that let children enroll at charter schools and another that let … districts.
Enrollment at public charter schools in Detroit has risen … who live in Detroit attend charters in other communities, or … with what they’ve found. Charter schools in Detroit are getting … less funding. The typical charter environment is enabling teachers … more
Accessing Better Detroit Schools Out of Reach for Some
Transportation scholarships could help level playing field
… Community District for a public charter school or a suburban district. … metrics have shown public charter schools in the Motor City … results, and high-quality charter schools are proven to deliver … service is available to some charter schools and for choice students … than half of the 100-plus charter school parents from Detroit … more
For Some Students, Transportation is a Barrier to a Better Education
… Community District for a public charter school or a suburban district. … metrics have shown public charter schools in the Motor City … results, and high-quality charter schools are proven to deliver … service is available to some charter schools and for choice students … than half of the 100-plus charter school parents from Detroit … more
Why Michigan’s Free-Market Policy Wonks Are Thankful
People are working, students are learning, pension funds are growing and more
… National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, there were more students in charter schools in Detroit last year … had 50,460 students attend charter schools and 44,890 attend … administrators have complained about charter schools, the latest research … Outcomes suggests that those charter school students are getting … more
Analysis: Consolidating School Districts Won’t Save Michigan $600 Million
… MSU study is also flawed because it includes charter public schools in its consolidation savings equation. It states that charters are "not considered for potential inclusion in … independently..." But the data set it used does include charters, further inflating the savings estimate.
There … more
ISD Bloat?
Payrolls at Intermediate School Districts Grow Dramatically While Enrollment Declines
… ISDs.
In contrast to these trends, staffing at charter public schools appears much more lean. From 2000 to 2009, charter school enrollment increased by 97 percent, while … grew by just 79 percent. Unlike ISDs, for most charter schools funding is tied almost exclusively to … more
New Report Card Compares High School Test Scores and Adjusts For Economic Status
'Apples-to-apples' comparison provides true measure for parents
… example, students at Star International Academy, a charter school in Dearborn Heights, score around the state … top 6 best-performing high schools, four were charter schools and two were public schools that can selectively … top six. Six of the 20 worst performers were charter schools. To see a list of the 20 worst-performing … more
Inconvenient Truths on School Choice
… generalization. There are several studies of charter public schools that show students making significant … “large positive effects” in a study of Boston charters, and a study by Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby showed charter school students in New York City making huge academic … more
Schools Getting $377 Million More For Retiree Benefits But Officials Still Complaining About 'Cuts'
Time for district officials to get serious about fixing teacher pension system
… district officials prefer this. The vast majority of charter public schools do not to participate in the school … foundation allowance. The end result is that charter schools receive less and conventional school districts … increase the foundation allowance, districts and charter schools would have seen a $370 per-pupil increase, … more
With Half of the Students Chronically Absent, New Truancy Law Would Strip Welfare From Families
… students graduate from college. But the public charter school on the northwest side of Detroit may have … huge increase from previous experience at the charter school founded by basketball star Jalen Rose in … year. Unlike conventional school districts, the charter school does not offer transportation for students. … more
School Choice Withstands Twists and Turns of Detroit Debate
… target: drastically curtailing the growth of public charter schools.
The seven mayoral appointees would have …
The best available research shows Detroit’s charters as a whole boost key areas of student learning … DPS. Impatience with the small but real progress charters have made does not call for tightening the leash … more
Putting the Pieces in Place for School Choice
Big picture points to more hopeful action
… is banned, the best available research shows charter public schools help students learn more than traditional … by the University of Michigan’s long-standing Charter School Research Project will provide us with more … the District of Columbia are enrolled in public charter schools. The number of school choice program participants, … more
Most Michigan Parents Satisfied with School Choice
Superintendent Whiston backtracks from 'backwards' claim
… been choice, inter-district choice, there’s been charter choice. While I do support choice, and I want … within a district; outside district choices; and charter schools – has set us back. In fact, I say it is … who use school choice, enrolling either in a charter school or in a traditional district outside where … more
Five School Options For Parents And Children This Fall
But nothing is certain
… prepared for the different alternatives.
2. Charter schools
Charter schools are independently managed public schools … under the same standards as other public schools. Charter schools will be subject to most of the same restrictions … more
Onsted Community Schools Shows Taxpayers the Money
… Ken Braun, director of the Mackinac Center's "Show Michigan the Money" project. Braun has been encouraging all 551 public school districts, every charter school, and each municipality in Michigan to regularly provide this data on their Web sites.
"These are public funds," said Onsted Superintendent … more
Brian Calley - Who Is This Guy?
… the "tax" category where the description contains the word "increase."
Votes in the "education" category where the description contains the words "charter + school."
Michigan Capitol Confidential's analysis of all legislators' votes on state spending increases immediately following the $1.4 billion … more
Rose Beats Tarkenton to the Post
… — actually, education entrepreneur. Former University of Michigan and NBA star Jalen Rose last month opened the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a charter high school, in his hometown of Detroit. In testimony to the Michigan Senate Education Committee, Rose made remarks about teacher tenure that were … more
Emergency Managers Fill the Role of Modern-Day Cincinnatus
… self-governing schools (some of which will be charter schools), granting them autonomy … Weatherspoon is using a similar model to charter the entire district. The educational … to fund instruction in these new charter schools, instead of being used to … those in Detroit can, but these new charter schools — freed from the restrictions … more
Survey Says ... School Union Contracts Contribute to Deficits
First seven questions on state form for districts in deficit all deal with union contracts
… Michael Van Beek, education policy director for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Last fall, the state released a list of 48 school districts and charter schools that were in deficit during the 2010-11 school year. Jan Ellis, the spokesman for the Michigan Department of Education, said the state will … more
Education Choice For Students, Parents Won't Destroy Communities, Schools
'The only ways this argument works is if you assume parents would flee conventional school districts in hordes if given the chance'
… calling proposed legislation expanding charter school options and allowing more … convenience, etc. Since the advent of charter schools in Michigan, I just read … in the state are being served in charter schools, who by the way don’t play … Choice
Michigan Capitol Confidential Charter School Coverage more
District Spent $20K Per Student, Had Rodents In Schools, Holes In Ceiling and Walls
Student: 'We had to worry if something was going to crawl on us ... if the ceiling was going to fall in on us'
… transitions from a conventional district to a charter district — one of the first two public … fall, the district reopened as a charter district. School administrators who work for The Leona Group, the charter management company that is running … changed toward them."
Prior to being charterized, some district officials were blaming … more
North Huron High School Ranked No. 1 Traditional School In Michigan
Part of a series on schools scoring highly on the Mackinac Center's 'Context and Performance' report card
… Middle Schools
Top 10 Town Elementary and Middle Schools
Top 10 Suburban Elementary and Middle Schools
Top 10 Conventional High Schools
Top 10 Charter High Schools more
Calumet High School Ranks No. 1 For Schools Located In Towns
Part of a series on schools scoring highly on the Mackinac Center's 'Context and Performance' report card
… Middle Schools
Top 10 Town Elementary and Middle Schools
Top 10 Suburban Elementary and Middle Schools
Top 10 Conventional High Schools
Top 10 Charter High Schools more
Gov. Snyder's Plan for Detroit Public Schools Meets Legislative Skepticism
Both parties have reservations
… power to close any conventional or charter school in the city, or open new ones. … reducing or eliminating the role of charter schools within the new district. … of whether we should be limiting charter schools, I think the bigger question … are lost in this shuffle game of charter schools, traditional public schools … more
Pravda Worked for the Kremlin, Why Not Here?
… following about a recent news conference held by municipal and other officials in Lansing: “They say voters need facts to become informed about taxes, charters, land transfers and other local ballot issues, and local governments fill a void as the news media shrinks.”
ForTheRecord says: Because who else … more
You're Wrong, Senator: Many Detroit Teachers Do Earn More Than You
Among Democratic lawmakers’ criticisms during debate of a Detroit Public School’s $617 million bailout that doesn’t restrict new charter schools in the city, Sen. Curtis Hertel of Meridian Township compared the salaries of Detroit teachers to those of legislators.
"Teachers are not the problem. They … more
Media's Attacks on DeVos Rife with Factual Inaccuracies
Progressive narrative trumps facts in coverage of Trump education secretary
… millions of dollars lobbying for private school choice policies in her home state of Michigan, and have been major players in the proliferation of charter schools and voucher programs that allow students to enroll in religious private schools in and around Detroit.”
ForTheRecord says: Conservatives … more
It Failed
High-end nonprofit found no fix for Detroit schools in doubling down on status quo system
… Detroit school district, Excellent Schools Detroit worked closely with local interests, groups and politicians who unsuccessfully sought to include a charter school rationing scheme in the bailout provisions.
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MDE Overreach a Serious Concern
New rules attack cyber school option for families
… Success Virtual Learning Centers, a charter school that combines online and face-to-face … the amount of funding districts and charter schools receive through the state’s … and more than a dozen other online charter schools, is a creative reinterpretation … interpretation would make operating an online charter school virtually impossible. It also … more
Dear Michigan Capitol Confidential
… endorse your opposition to efforts to maintain the cap on the number of charter schools in Detroit. I was really upset by Detroit's rejection of Mr. Thomson's … Senator Bruce Patterson opposing the legislation retaining the cap on charter schools.
Sincerely yours,
Charles Richards, Canton, MI more
Cities Take Snow Emergencies To New Restrictive Level
Lansing residents told "non-essential" driving was banned during snowstorm
… the grocery store.
When asked whether the authority came from the city charter or an ordinance and if there was any enforcement with the snow emergency, Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope referred to the city's online listing of the charter and ordinances. But there is no mention in those documents of what constitutes … more
CEO Compensation Comparison Lacks Perspective
Eliminating the salaries of all McDonald's senior management would give each worker a 1.5 cent raise
… Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Kalamazoo and is a Chartered Accountant of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He serves on the board of directors of three … more
Here are the Top-Rated High Schools in Michigan
Star International tops Mackinac Center report card in 2012 and 2014
Star International Academy, a public charter school located in Dearborn Heights, is the top-scoring school on the Mackinac Center's "Context and Performance" …
State Education Department Gives a Pass to Failing Districts; Punishes Charters
New Report Card Compares High School Test Scores and Adjusts For Economic … more
Panic Over: Number of School Districts in Deficit Plummets
Districts are getting overspending under control
… traditional school districts in 2006-07 and 540 in 2015-16 and 299 and 302 charter schools, respectively. Charter schools are considered school districts for official purposes, including … more
April 4, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
Bills on militarized police, tax assessors, topless bars
… Bill 682: Impose additional charter school restrictions, mandates … impose property taxes on charter schools; prohibit for-profit firms from managing charter schools; prohibit charter school authorizing bodies … the ones they have already chartered outperform conventional schools … more
Using Your Money to Get Your Money
… schools and even for a reduction in the number of charter public schools by "reviewing their performance and revoking charters for those that are failing our students."
While … Mesick more concerned about the competition from charters, rather than the quality of all schools?
Mesick's … more
Emergency Manager Law Makes Pontiac Reforms Possible
… government workers. In some instances a city charter may do likewise. One need look no further than … minimum staffing requirements enshrined in its city charter. This drove up costs because the city would often … unable to address or ignore the contents of a city charter.
Schimmel started his reforms by contacting local … more
Oakland Schools and the Tri-County Alliance
Focused on more money, less parental choice
… 1990s and years past.
Markavitch claimed that charter schools educate "less expensive kids" (i.e. fewer … is that as a percentage of student population, charter public schools educate far more low-income students and … the state making such a claim while criticizing charter schools that largely serve low-income students. … more
State Report Card Ranks Some Top Schools Near the Bottom
Adjusting for a child's family income produces big changes in school rankings
… bottom 10 percent.
Nawal Hamadeh, head of the charter school company that runs the academy, said the … percent of schools in the state, while Bridge, a charter public school, is in the lowest 12 percent.
But … Schools
Top 10 Conventional High Schools
Top 10 Charter High Schools more
Union Teacher Contract Has Illegal Racial Preferences Provision
Mt. Clemens superintendent says removing language would cost district in employee concessions
… would not authorize any public school academies (charter public schools) and would implement an affirmative … MEA resources, upon request of the Board.
The charter public school provision appears to violate a 2011 …
School Districts, Union Working To Try and Ban Charter Schools
Unions, Government Entities Team Up to … more
State School Rankings Mostly Measuring Race and Income Rather Than Performance
Top-to-Bottom ratings rely heavily on student economic background
… said that after adjusting for poverty level, charter public schools points higher Top-to-Bottom rankings … growth would be discussed as part of measuring charter school performance.
“State Superintendent Flanagan … Department Gives a Pass to Failing Districts; Punishes Charters
New Report Card Compares High School Test Scores … more
School Districts Across the State Violating Michigan Right-to-Work Law
Thousands of teachers misled into believing they have to pay union dues
… Great Lakes Education Project which advocates for charter public schools, questioned why the State Board … Education would go out of their way to crack down on charter schools but not act on conventional public schools … create more enforcement involving laws regarding charter school transparency and accountability.
When … more
All Four Teachers in New Schauer Ad Claiming School Cuts are in Districts Receiving More Money
… Community Schools and the Plymouth Education Center charter public school. All four claim in the ad that their … the three conventional school districts and one charter school each received more state dollars per student … $5,626 in 2013-14. The Plymouth Education Center charter public school saw its per pupil funding from the … more
Here are the Highest Paying School Districts in Michigan
Getting accurate data is not easy
… DeTour Area Schools has an arrangement with a charter school called the DeTour Arts and Technology Academy. Under the deal, the charter schoolteachers are considered employees of DeTour … schools. This meant the bulletin had the local charter school teachers' average salary at $0 per year. … more
Fixing Detroit Schools – Five Principles
The proper approach should benefit students and protect taxpayers
… student attends a neighborhood public school, a charter public school or a school in a different district. … public schools in New Orleans, reopening them as charter schools. Ten years later, researchers can demonstrate … recover — there are thousands of educators in both charter and traditional public schools dedicated to this … more
Blame Engler, Granholm and Snyder for Detroit Public Schools Financial Woes?
Don’t leave out parents choosing better, safer schools for their children
… public schools serving Detroit school children — charters, EAA and DPS — need to managed for quality and … Detroit public schools the power to shut down charter schools in the city.
One group that wants to … foundation allowance with them (to other districts and charter schools), the further into debt DPS fell.
The … more
Michigan Parents Deserve a Statewide Report Card for Schools
… live in poverty.
That’s why a pair of Detroit charter schools that sit in the middle or low end of the … bolster its own power and limit competition from charters by setting the bar high enough that few or no charter schools could earn an A or B.
Second, the system … more
New ‘Labor Voices’ Column, Same Old Teachers Union Disinformation
The new MEA president spreads the same inaccuracies as the old MEA president
… questioned the exponential growth of for-profit charter schools, which continue to be a huge drain on … based on inaccurate union claims. There were 302 charter schools in Michigan in 2014-15. This year, there … not “exponential growth.”
The MEA wrote: “It [charter schools] also leads to stagnant — or falling — … more
Listen to Michigan Parents Who Use School Choice
… fit. There are many debates about choice and charter schools at the Legislature and in the media, but … areas, have enrolled in one of the state’s 300 charter schools. These independently governed public schools, … researchers have found that attending a Michigan charter school results, on average, in extra months of … more
School Choice Week Puts Michigan Progress in Perspective
Choice popular with parents, still needs vigorous defense
… crossing district lines or attending a public charter school. A Mackinac Center survey identified high … University's CREDO that would tarnish Michigan charters' academic performance record, but a closer look … exactly the opposite. The latest allegation is that charter schools increase racial segregation, even though … more
Beyond the Fight over Social Studies Standards
Michigan families need more educational freedom
… advantage of the flexibility provided by the state's charter school law.
The good news is that more progress … Michigan affiliate of Hillsdale College's Barney Charter Schools Initiative. Like all of the state's charter schools, it can be accessed, tuition-free, for … more
Michigan creates second education department, but the first has failed
MiLEAP and the school aid budget reflect a trend that lowers the quality of education available to Michigan’s neediest students
… it most.
At-risk students who attend online charter schools will receive less funding than those enrolled … awarded to all public districts except online charter schools. Many students enroll in online schools … disadvantage because of this policy change. And charter schools, unlike conventional districts, cannot … more
MEA Republicans
… That may prove interesting should Governor-presumpt Snyder propose some charter school expansion legislation or school employee benefits reform, both of … several attempts by former Gov. John Engler to lift a cap on the number of charter schools. They were countered after a few years by political group reportedly … more
Virtual Learning Can Improve Student Outcomes and Save Money
… K-12 programs offered through Michigan Virtual School, Michigan’s virtual charter schools and dozens of single- and multi-district programs, including GenNET, … the Legislature reconsider the stringent limits on the number of virtual charter schools in Michigan and on the number of students that they can enroll. … more
Helpful Facts About Michigan's Public Sector
… to $63,445 for unionized teachers in conventional districts (excluding charters). The average salary for private school teachers nationally is $39,700; … teacher rose by 37 percent, even after adjusting for inflation (excluding charter school teachers)
Michigan spends $1,500 per pupil on school employee pensions, … more
City Pays Pension and Benefits to Almost Twice As Many Retired As Current Workers
Allen Park's benefits busting the budget
…
Allen Park, however, may have some leverage on health care. The city's charter gives the city the right to modify its retiree plan as long as it provides … firefighters make up the largest percentage of the city's staff.
The city charter allows the city to "provide a board of trustees to independently administer … more
Media Plays Into 'Unfounded Hysteria' Over School Reforms
Proposal would allow more school choice for parents and students
… state school code' other than it may effectively lift the cap on online charter schools. Those impact less than 1 percent of the total number of students … rewrite?' Gov. Granholm’s Race to the Top? Teacher evaluation reforms? Charter school cap?
"Descriptions like these play into the completely unfounded … more
Michigan Students Need Private School Choice
Families want more options
… Michigan students uses public school choice to attend either a public charter school or a conventional school outside of their resident district.
And … education. A 2013 Stanford University study found that Michigan public charter school students were significantly outperforming their peers attending … more
Michigan's Two Teachers Unions Down Tens of Thousands of Members
MEA and AFT have lost almost 28,000 members in the past three years
… teachers.
There also has been steady growth in the number of Michigan public charter schools. Hardly any charters are unionized.
And under the right-to-work law enacted three years ago, … more
Ban Closing a Detroit School, No Matter How Bad?
Every Senate Dem voted in favor
… failed to close the bad schools both on the public school side and on the charter school side,” Rakolta said at the Michigan Chronicle’s first Pancakes and … to close schools. That’s what the competition is all about. That’s why charter schools are good. You need the competition. But unlike real competition, … more
What You Read in 2016: Our Top Stories of the Year
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8. Detroit Had More Corruption in One Day Than John Oliver Found in Charter Schools Over 10 Years
HBO talk show host John Oliver criticized school choice by picking out stories of bad charter school actors going back to 2000. But the far-left comedian completely … more
Why Trade Schools Matter to Detroit
… to wait that long. Many have escaped to another district or to a nearby charter school. Unfortunately, the number of high-quality seats is limited. Schools, … future Detroit graduates — whether they come from district, parochial or charter schools. Students need to be directed either to a college-ready curriculum … more
DeVos: Fight for Students, Not Over Them
Secretary of Education makes powerful case for parental choice
… private school choice program, though a large number of families choose charters and other public school options. The secretary praised the work of local schools of all stripes — district, charter, private and parochial — but acknowledged that too many kids in Grand Rapids … more
Put ISD Funding on Education Budget Table
While agency spending grows, Guv seeks student-based cuts
… insists that funding must be cut for students who opt into cyber schools (charter schools that provide students with online instruction) or shared-time programs, … money and hiring more personnel at a faster pace than the districts and charter schools that serve most students. It isn't clear why ISDs should continue … more
Would Residents Favor School Spending Hike If It Meant 21 Percent Income Tax Hike?
Pollsters didn’t ask; a 62 percent cut to road repairs would also free up the $2.3 billion specified
… state came together last year to address inadequate funding for public and charter schools in Michigan. This diverse and nonpartisan group commissioned a … standard, per pupil funding baseline amount for all Michigan public and charter school students.”
“Would you favor or oppose this proposal to change the … more
Government Broadband’s Record Is Bad; Traverse City Going For It
City-owned utility wants a federal ‘energy savings’ loan to bankroll it
… of 15,515, and most residents have a choice in internet service between Charter Spectrum and AT&T.
Residents and businesses now have access to internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second through private providers like Charter. Still, the public utility is moving forward with the network.
Patrick … more
New High School Rankings Need More Context
Selective admission campuses top U.S. News’ list in Michigan
… conventional district school in Oakland County, and Black River Public School, a charter school located in Holland. They may be fairly rated as the top two open-enrollment … Meanwhile, the eight highest-rated open-enrollment schools in Detroit are all charters.
U.S. News and World Report annually ranks high schools across the country … more
The Bipartisan State Budget
Budgets generate a lot of conflict, but not a lot of partisan spending
… partisan. I wouldn’t have guessed that $25,000 in funding to give state-chartered banks a manual on how to deal with newly legalized marijuana businesses … the governor’s veto of the increase in funding for students who attend charter schools shows that there is some partisanship concerning the state’s different … more
What the Mackinac Center is Thankful for in 2019
Freedom, fairness and fiscal responsibility
… funding formula simply because their parents choose to send them to a charter school, including an online school.
A new state law prevented the Detroit district from using deed restrictions to block a high-performing charter school from opening its doors in a new building.
Labor policy
The U.S. … more
Strong Demand For Government-Owned Broadband – From Government Officials
Two more Oakland cities well-served by commercial broadband looking to enter the business
… service (above 85% in both) in the country.
Bill Morand, a spokesman for Charter Spectrum, a primary cable providers in the area, said that virtually all … from existing service providers, he said. And the providers, including Charter Spectrum, have declined to commit to upgrades, LaRussa said. Some government-backed … more
All On Its Own, Flint Was A Financial Basket Case For Years
Evidence from years gone by contradicts current effort to blame past Flint misgovernance on state
… promised to cut payroll and staff, and also place several cost-reducing city charter amendments before voters that coming fall.
Seven months later, however, … staff reductions had happened. They also had not submitted the proposed charter amendments to voters.
The Mott Foundation did not respond to an email … more
Detroit teachers have an attendance problem
40% of Detroit teachers were frequently or chronically absent last school year, according to the Detroit Public Schools Community District
… schools nationally had almost three times the chronic absence rate as their charter school counterparts, according to a 2017 report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Public schools had a rate of 28.3%, compared to charter schools at 10.3%. more
Michigan will be less free and more regulated in 2023
Expect water rights to be challenged and homeschools to be regulated
… for them. In 2014, Democratic legislators tried to limit the number of charter schools, but were foiled by opposition by charter school parents and allies. The idea could resurface next year, however. … more
Analysis: Senate GOP Fumbles, May Approve $25.9 Billion Taxpayer Liability to Satisfy MEA
… side wanted. A provision to force charter schools to enroll their employees … retirement pension enhancement
Force all charter school employees into the regular … benefit pension system, requiring charter operators to pay assessments that … indicate that the House has dropped the charter school provision, and is willing … more
Analysis: Detroit Public Schools Students Bear the Pain of Limited Educational Opportunities
… students like this 15-year-old, over the years legislators in Lansing have cooperated with school employee unions to limit the growth of Detroit charter public schools like University Prep, so space in them is extremely limited. So limited that potential students must enter a lottery that selects a … more
School Pensions Sucking Up Per Pupil Cash
… of parents, students and, ultimately, taxpayers."
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School Pension Reform Stalls in Senate
Breaking News: House Vote Would Force Charter Schools Into Underfunded Pension System
Legislators Link Common-Sense Reforms to Tax Hikes
Focus is on state employee benefits
Why Colorado Matters … more
Can School Choice Work in Detroit?
… student to the school of their choice, and parents may choose from any district school no matter where they live. Essentially, the district has been “charterized,” with individual schools operating under performance-based contracts. Unlike conventional public schools, those that fail to perform and meet the … more
25 Reforms in 2011
… institutions (more on each below).
4. Charter school cap eliminated. An artificial cap of 150 on the number of charter schools authorized by state universities (the means by which most charters are created) has been eliminated. … give $200 million to create Detroit charter high schools with a “90 percent graduation … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Winter 2011-12 Edition
… Blamed for 53k Lost Jobs in Michigan
Train Station with 78 Daily Riders Gets $1 Million in Stimulus Renovations
Inaccurate Claims Buoy Attacks On Charter Public Schools
Bureaucrats vs. Parents — Who Should Choose Where Children Are Educated?
How Corporate Welfare Hurts People
Pipeline Protest Belies … more
25 Reforms in 2011
… institutions (more on each below).
4. Charter school cap eliminated. An artificial cap of 150 on the number of charter schools authorized by state universities (the means by which most charters are created) has been eliminated. … give $200 million to create Detroit charter high schools with a “90 percent graduation … more
Telling Tales Out of School
… only taxpayer-funded Michigan schools cannot operate without being mandated to bargain with unions. But that’s not true either: More than 300 public charter schools are also thriving with no union and no collective bargaining. Enrollment in these schools grew more than 55 percent from 2002 to 2008 based … more
Only Two School Districts With Deficits Don't Meet 'Best Practices'
Incentives for public schools to save money, reform is working
… practices" money, according to a list released by the Michigan Department of Education.
There were 714 school districts in the state — including charter schools — that met four of the five requirements and got the $100 per student.
The Michigan Education Association listed the five requirements: … more
Teacher Layoffs Not Caused By Lack of Cash
Emergency managers working to eliminate long-running deficits, improve school districts
… Muskegon Heights, Highland Park and Detroit because they are run by emergency managers. Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are being turned into charter schools.
But those three districts found themselves near “financial ruin” not because of a lack of spending.
For example, in 2010-11 Highland Park … more
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