School District Denies Teacher's Claim of Bias in Evaluations
MEA member says district using evaluations for 'punitive' reasons
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'
Loss of Funding Not To Blame For School District Failures
For example, Albion Public Schools receives more per pupil than ever, yet it's closing its high school
Attorney: Taylor District Violated Contract Law to Lock In 10-Year Union Agreement
Union 'security clause' forces teachers to pay dues or fees for a decade as a condition of employment
After Emergency Manager, Ecorse On Track and In the Hands of Local Officials
Mayor says free spending 'a thing of the past'
Michigan Tea Party Group Says It Is A Victim of IRS Discrimination
The IRS has been unfairly targeting groups that promote limited government
Union President Blames State, School Officials for Problems at Buena Vista, Pontiac Schools
MEA President Cook turns a blind eye to union's role in districts problems
Some School Districts and Unions Embrace Right-to-Work
Pewamo-Westphalia and Hamilton put worker freedom into union contracts
Democrat U.S. Rep. Gary Peters Praises Michigan's GOP-Led Recovery
But then resorts back to Democratic talking points and says Michigan rebound because of auto bailout
Survey: Teachers in Right-to-Work States Live Quite Comfortably
However, teachers' union still pushing stories that claim right-to-work linked to poverty, problems
Court Rules School Districts Cannot Use Public Resources to Withhold Union Dues
School unions now responsible for collecting dues from their own members
Students Shut Out of School After District, Union Agree to Unrealistic Contract
Despite deficits, Buena Vista union contract included fully paid health care, pay raises
Taxpayer Funded Films Flop With Viewers
Taxpayer advocate: 'Economic health is not created when people's labor is used to make things nobody wants'
Speedway Assistance: Public Safety or Corporate Welfare?
Senate budget appropriates $800K for traffic control at Michigan International Speedway
SEIU Lays Out Plan to Try and Continue 'Dues Skim'
Union blames 'right-wing forces' for end of scheme that locked 45K workers into the SEIU
MichiganVotes: Proposed Bill Would Provide Accountability For Land Banks
County land banks rife with problems
Michigan School Districts In Perpetual 'Funding Crisis'
No matter the funding, lobbying groups always pushing for more
Democrat Contradictions: Corporate Tax Breaks Bad, But Incentives for Hollywood Good
Dems criticize MEDC, but want to give more money to millionaire movie moguls
Oregon Study Suggests Michigan Medicaid Expansion Not Worth the Cost
Health policy expert: 'The nation's top health economists released a study that throws a huge "STOP" sign in front of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion'
