School Cuts Kickstart 2012 Campaigns

June 9th, 2011 · 3 Comments

The 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 Comments

Washington’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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Learning Curveball

May 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Rep. Joan Bauer battles to keep money in — and social issues out of — the state education budget.

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Taking His Eyes Off the Dashboard?

April 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Budget won’t help reach governor’s dashboard goal to improve the lives of poor children.

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Gov. Snyder as Education Reformer

April 28th, 2011 · 14 Comments

Gov. Snyder’s sweeping school reform plan is far from a mean-spirited, reactionary conservative attack.

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Teacher Strike Is Nuclear Option

April 21st, 2011 · 6 Comments

Columns Tim Skubick Teacher StrikeIs Nuclear Option April 22, 2011 In the coming weeks you are going to hear more and more about dissatisfaction among Michigan teachers — and more about the possibility of a statewide strike. Take this to the bank. It’s not going to happen. Period. The folks at the Michigan Education Association [...]

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Should We Free Our Public Universities?

April 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Michigan’s cash-starved public universities may be tempted to seek their freedom, but …

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Running on Teacher Bashing

April 7th, 2011 · 7 Comments

The worst thing to happen to education is that politicians began using it to win elections.

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Education Cuts Based on a Hunch

March 10th, 2011 · 43 Comments

Frustrated school chief wonders why governor’s education cuts are based on little more than a hunch.

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Civics Lesson in Twisted Truth

March 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment

A tale of twisted truth emerges from community colleges’ fight to offer four-year degrees.

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