The Numbers Are In: Detroit Charters Outperform Detroit District Schools
Detroit charter school students also have higher graduation and college attendance rates
Unlawful In Michigan To Work For Less Than $9.25/Hour
Mandated amount hiked after unions threatened to price even more workers out of jobs
Fewer Students, More Spending, Fewer Fiscally Challenged Schools
A trend underway since 2013 in Michigan
Loan, Incentive, Or Giveaway? City Politicians Vote $5.5 Million For Developer
Private project’s owners also get city land worth $900,000 — for $1
Financial Incompetence, Not State Penny-Pinching, Bedevils Pontiac Schools
Misuse of funds ‘was a deliberate, volitional act’
$600 Million? $700 Million? State Officials Guess On Annual Corporate Giveaways
Secret taxpayer handouts go to unnamed big companies and developers
Overspending, Pensions Push Michigan’s No. 2 School District To Fiscal Edge
Superintendent silent on pension debt; blames inflation, alleged funding cuts, constitutional tax hike limits
Agencies Have Until Whenever To Fulfill Open Records Law Requests
That’s the law, says attorney general
Township Officials: Cronyism Rife On Lucrative Wind Project Deals
Wind farm developers pay landowners $1,000-$1,500 per month to allow a turbine tower
The ‘50 Students Per Classroom’ Myth: Detroit Class Sizes Are Normal
Only about 30 of district’s 13,000 academic classrooms have excessive student-teacher ratios
Detroit School District Still Needs Teachers
171 unfilled teaching positions, down from 250
Raise For Detroit School Union Official Exceeds Salary Of Many Teachers
Union dues for district employees $18.45 per month
Grosse Pointe Restricts Nonresident Students, Board Member Joins ‘Charter School Segregation’ Chorus
He reports district near Detroit now walking back its restrictive policies
Detroit Schools’ Annual Budget Balanced With Emergency Bailout Money
$10M in so-called state transition-cost dollars helping keep the district out of deficit
Why There’s a Revolving Prison Door
New research suggests that strict parole rules contribute to inflated prison populations
How to Solve Government Employee Retiree Health Insurance Costs
Freeze salary schedules until health insurance is fully funded
Change Careers to Teaching? Take the SAT
New bureaucratic rule constricts educator pipeline
Another Pension ‘Spike’ For Outgoing Teachers Union President
$4k added to the $92,000 annual lifetime boost he previously orchestrated
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