Detroit School District Enrollment Up For First Time This Century
Superintendent says Detroit's conventional school district gained 700 students
State Taxpayers Giving Company $7 Million To Move 21 Miles
Insurance firm gets to keep income tax its employees pay
Flint Schools Back In Debt After One-Year Hiatus
District may have overspent budget after finally paying off past debt last year
Legacy Media, Journalism Prof Question Mystery News Site
NY Times mischaracterizes CapCon article referenced by site
Resort Owners On Subsidy Agency's Committee, Get Its Subsidies, Praise It In Newspaper
Spokesman says it’s all legal
Charter Schools Targeted By Veto To Protest At Governor’s Detroit Office
Regular district schools get raise but not charters, which have more poor and minorities
Court Denies Records Request For Controversial Activist’s Texts With Mayor
Nikki Joly could get life for arson that killed five pets
Politicians Bet Taxpayer Dollars On Soccer, Taxpayers Lose
Lansing mayor said games would bring in big-spending fans
Is There Really A Teacher Shortage? Grand Rapids Shows It’s Complicated
Many want to be basic classroom teachers, but some specialized positions stay empty
In Michigan, More Getting Richer, Poor Getting Less Poor
State has recovered ‘very strongly’ from Great Recession
CMU Tuition More Than Doubled Since 2000; Revenues Up But Enrollment Stagnant
State higher education funding is down, though
MSU Tuition, Overall Spending Up Big Since 2000; State Funding Down
More spending, higher costs mean more student debt
Five Unionized Public Schools Don't Get Funding Hike, Union Silent
Employees unionized at just five of 300 Michigan charter schools; all excluded from state aid increase
540 Apply For One Teaching Opening, Zero For Six Others
Union contract provisions narrow candidates for some of 184 open positions
Teacher Shortage? District Gets 1,177 Applications for 30 Openings
Superintendent says 'abundance of applicants without proper certification'
Since Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal, Deaths Up, Injuries Down
Worst fears of repeal opponents appear unrealized
Focus On 'Teacher Shortage' Claims: Is It A Myth?
Specialty positions aside, public schools get many applicants for most openings
Gov. Whitmer's Veto Turns $338 Million Transportation Increase Into $37 Million Cut
Legislature’s budget would have meant 9.2% more for state road and transportation projects
Measure Would Protect Electronic Communications From Warrantless Search
Voters could see ballot measure to expand protections against unreasonable search and seizure
Whitmer Vetoes Funding Hike For Schools That Enroll More Poor Kids
Most at-risk students here attend charters, which mostly outperform district schools
Media Repeats Unexamined Teachers Union Claims At Own Risk
Average Grand Rapids teacher pay $54,844, not $40,000 or less
Government Pension Underfunding Threatens U.P. Hospital’s Future
Reforms may have been too little too late; federal lifeline sought
Millionaires Eligible For Welfare? Proponents Of Rule Change Say It’s Technically Possible
Critic calls system ‘completely divorced from the original congressional intent’
Lawmaker Wants To Make Gun-Free Zones Liable If Someone Hurt
Bills would remove governmental immunity, make private zone owners responsible for security
Detroit Schools Betting The Post-Bailout Future On Enrollment Turnaround
It hasn’t happened yet, but district is spending for success
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