Detroit mayor, Council could have pursued Orr's common sense changes years ago
The question is not whether these changes should be made. Of course they should be made. The question is why they weren’t made decades ago.
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Teacher of the Year: The merit pay disconnect
The contention is that while Mr. Abud has been chosen as Michigan’s best teacher he is not compensated accordingly because of evil union contracts that use degrees and years of service to determine his pay.
House GOP just can't help themselves
When someone’s disappears, they need help getting back on their feet. That’s what government is supposed to do.
A Democrat for charter schools
‘You want to create a charter school? What are you, some kind of right-wing nut?’ As a Democrat who helped create Michigan’s first charter school, I’ve had to answer that question often.
Why does Left think Medicaid expansion is right?
Medicaid offers poor care. So why do liberals propose expanding a failed program to 470,000 more Michiganians?
Save the Buffalo! The Medicaid expansion debate
No matter which side of the Medicaid expansion argument you are on, the real problem is Obamacare’s massive expansion of government.
Detroit's hero? Randy Richardville prevents DIA sell-off
You can put down your signs, protestors; lose the bullhorns, too. House Speaker Jase Bolger can table Senate Bill 401, because there will be no need to take it up in the fall. Commentators, you can end the mental gymnastics that sought to make an idea favored by trollish website commentators — selling the DIA’s … Continue Reading →
Defeat Snyder? What are tea partiers thinking?
The Tea Party 25 feel Snyder has gone over to the dark side in supporting Obama’s Medicaid expansion.
Michigan’s all-star teacher with low-grade pay
His award, however, does shed light on an unfortunate education policy – pay based almost entirely on seniority and degrees rather than merit.
Have a cigar, Papa Laurie
Detroit free-lance writer Robert Laurie usually appears in this space every week – but this week he is busy being a first-time father.