Wasted Michigan food a lesson in Big Government
What the government sells to schools – and what it wants schools to feed children – are not the same thing. Hence, unused food and wasted money.
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Big government spending = success
When it comes to their priorities Republicans have no problem outspending the rest of the world.
Media misquote State Superintendent Flanagan
I was at the Governor’s Summit. I scratched my head because I knew that wasn’t what Flanagan had meant-or even said.
The U-M skunk works
That collective yawn you hear is the media’s reaction to the University of Michigan’s own “skunk works” to find a new president.
How capitalism is killing educational achievement
It is the very capitalism that Republicans hold up as the answer to our lagging test scores that is the problem.
Snyder summit: Real change requires real education change
Today, Governor Snyder meets in Lansing with over 500 educators for his annual “Governor’s Education Summit.”
Ed Achievement Authority's rocky start
The New Educational Achievement Authority in Detroit has reported major problems.
Change the Michigan Merit Curriculum?
In 2006, Michigan high school graduation requirements were changed in an effort to better prepare students for college and the workplace.
Poor babies: Snyder 'attacking' school districts by insisting they do their jobs
It says a lot about the state of our education establishment that the governor himself has to explain to superintendents where they can save money.
A tale of two Michigan education bills
Michigan legislators will soon vote on two bills—of very different natures—that will determine education policy in the state.