The governor’s handling of Detroit’s financial crisis will prove to be a key part of his legacy.
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Snyder’s Biggest Challenge
January 12th, 2012 · 2 CommentsThe governor’s handling of Detroit’s financial crisis will prove to be a key part of his legacy.
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Detroit’s Disappearing Students
December 18th, 2011 · 2 CommentsHigh absenteeism is not only costly to Detroit public schools, it raises a slew of troubling questions.
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Political Rhetoric Doesn’t Educate Kids
December 15th, 2011 · 46 CommentsIn the traditional vs. charter schools debate, we must get past the rhetoric and focus on quality.
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Washington Replays Michigan
October 6th, 2011 · 16 CommentsWashington’s gridlock is similar to the dysfunctional days of Granholm, Bishop and Dillon.
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New Anti-Union Minefield
September 15th, 2011 · 3 CommentsWar between MEA and Senate leader over right-to-work for teachers could wound governor.
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Damning Indictment of Prop A
September 1st, 2011 · 12 CommentsProposal A, 1994’s landmark school funding solution, may now be a big part of the problem.
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Race Beneath School Debate?
August 25th, 2011 · 10 CommentsGov. Snyder’s plan to let students attend any school in the state opens an old can of worms.
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Teachers’ Union’s Big Chill
July 14th, 2011 · 3 CommentsMEA’s threat to join recall efforts could have a chilling effect on reinventing Michigan.
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School Cuts Kickstart 2012 Campaigns
June 9th, 2011 · 3 CommentsThe MEA is already laying the groundwork for Democrats to win next year’s House races.
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Michigan’s Top Universities Make Washington a Priority
May 26th, 2011 · No CommentsWashington’s new tone of austerity hasn’t deterred Michigan’s top research universities from keeping their D.C. offices humming and staff lobbyists working to bring hundreds of millions of dollars back to the state.
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