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Union President Receives 'Outstanding Organizing' Award For Shutting Down School To Protest Right-to-Work Law

Taylor School District local union staged 'sick-out' forcing 7,500 students to miss school

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Charter School Superintendent Makes Over $339K A Year

Summit Academy director Alison Cancilliari oversees high school given 'F' on report card

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District's P.E. Teachers Average Tens of Thousands of Dollars More Than Math and Science Employees

Like most public schools, Wayne-Westland pays educators only on degree-level and longevity

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Proposed Law Would Prevent Unemployment Benefits For Certain Drug Users

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Looking For Savings In The Corrections Budget

Despite fewer prisoners and employees, state spends more on prison system

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High-Priced Bus Drivers In Lansing

CATA has 69 drivers making over $60K

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Talent Mercantilists Running Amok In Michigan

Growing the state's economy is more than just having more degrees

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New Superintendent Compensation Database Available Online

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SEIU 'Dues Skim' and U-M Research Assistant Bills Brought On Proposal 2

Issues brought to the forefront by the Mackinac Center cited by UAW President as reasons for ballot proposal

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House Rep Wants To Force Homeschool Parents to Report Attendance to The State

With no evidence of a problem, Rep. Woodrow Stanley, D-Flint, wants to track homeschooled students for truancy

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UAW President Bob King Admits Proposal 2 Was About Right-to-Work

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Taylor School Board Approves Contract Forcing Teachers To Pay Union

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Bill To Tap Trust Fund Could Free Up Dollars For Roads

Dredging bill could open up Natural Resources Trust Fund

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LG Chem: A Look Back At the Failed Predictions

Company generated more press releases than batteries

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Rep. Bentivolio Bill Would Give Small Business Owners A Break

Bill allows business owners grace period to fix federal regulation violations

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State Board of Education President Complains Of 'Right-Wing' Agenda

Email sent only to Democrats urges them to 'remain active and vigilant' against education reform plans

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Five Reasons The Government Shouldn’t Subsidize Higher Education

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Average Michigan Government Employee Compensation Exceeds Six Figures For The First Time

Combined cost of salary and benefits for state workers jumped from $98K to $104K last year

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SEIU Election Battle Hinges On Home-Based Caregivers

Union member: 'I was born in the Mideast ... I've never seen an election that was messed up like this'

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Slight Reduction In Education Funding Did Not Lead To Doomsday Predictions

Fewer districts are in deficit than before cut

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Bill Would Require One Year Of Residency To Qualify For Welfare

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Charter Public Schools Give Detroit Schoolchildren Hope

Stanford University study finds charter pupils gain an extra three months of learning

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Michigan Teachers Rank No. 2 For Salary

When cost-of-living is factored in, state's teachers jump near top of list for pay

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Bill Would Ensure More Gas Tax Money Goes To Roads

Sen. Proos: ‘We can get 9 percent of road funding goal up front’

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School District Late To Make Changes

Taylor School District has 20-year history of declining enrollment; hasn't cut spending to match

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