Michigan Leads the Country in Unemployment Recovery
State has seen largest drop in unemployment numbers and rates
The Environmentalist Rhetoric Guide
Authors of dubious Michigan 'business leaders' poll on Obama energy plan also craft movement spin
Superintendent Concerned Teachers Will Bolt After Pay Cuts
But district has no merit pay system to reward good teachers
Teacher Left Michigan Education Association and Has No Regrets
She says MEA president pension spiking scheme solidified her decision
While Schools Ignore Merit Pay Law, State Has No Authority to Enforce It
Most districts pay based strictly on seniority and degree-level
Michigan Education Association Has Lost 34,000 Members in Last 10 Years
Here are four reasons why
'Simon Says': Teacher Union Toys with Members Wanting Out, Demands Requests Go to 'Stealth' P.O. Box
Judge has already ruled the one-month window MEA allows for resignations to be illegal
Lansing School District Poised to Privatize Facilities Management Despite Union Outcry
District will save $1.1 million annually if they make the move
Have Schools Faced 'Seemingly Permanent Funding Cuts'?
Ann Arbor Public Schools has received an extra $23.5 million since 2010-11
Pension System Costs the Monster That Ate School Funding Increases
Retirement costs have almost doubled in recent years
Politicians Misrepresent Road Funding Bills to Promote Tax Hike
Slower spending growth is not a 'cut'
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
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
Michigan Grapples With Fewest Number of Students In Decades
Enrollment at lowest point since state kept track back to 1977
School District Gives Teachers Raises, Has Deficit, Blames State that Gave Them an Extra $5 Million
State's Largest Teachers Union Fails to Disclose 30 Percent of Its Income
MEA leaves $38.3M of income to speculation
How Unions, Districts Hold Back Michigan's Best Teachers
State 'teacher of the year' finalist earns less than $45,000
School District Once Gave $1 to Top Teachers; Now Spreads Merit Bonus to 99 Percent of Teachers
No Accountability? 30 Percent of Detroit's Charter Schools Have Closed
22 charters have shuttered since 1994
Michigan Anti-Fracking Ballot Proposal Would Limit All Drilling
'More information can be found at Hogwarts' than in the film Gasland
Most Michigan School Districts Privatize Services
Lansing looking to join the growing trend
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