Another Michigan School Expert Misstates, Lowballs Taxpayer Contributions
Taxpayers keep giving more, public school establishment keeps denying it Read more
$107,400-A-Year Teacher Says Teachers Must Work Second Job To Support Families
Union says she drives for Uber on weekends Read more
Detroit Mayor: ‘We’ve Got To Change’ Children Fleeing City’s Failed Schools
Yes, make the schools more attractive, but don’t block parents’ ability to choose better for their kids Read more
If Money To Detroit Schools Is A Measure Of Caring, Michigan's People Care
Detroit Free Press column says racism built into our school system Read more
Teachers Union Math Lesson: $8,326 Per Kid > $7,462 Per Kid
State school spending up $1 billion since 2010, but you won’t hear it from union or local news Read more
Tough Time To Be Working In Government?
Total compensation has skyrocketed for government workers this century Read more
Michigan’s Golf Courses Will Take Much More Water Than Nestle
Macomb drain commissioner blasts water bottling plant while county courses soak up water Read more
Shampooing Hair And Piloting Commercial Airliners Require Same Number Of Training Hours In Michigan
Magazine’s Description Of Michigan School Funding 24 Years Out Of Date
Wealth of community not the biggest factor in how much schools get Read more
Utica School Board Member Errs, Blames Usual Suspect For Mythical Funding Cuts
District getting more, not less, from state; money from feds down, though Read more
AFSCME gets Supreme Court snicker
Lawyer quip on public sector employees being underpaid generates laugh Read more
‘Truth Squad’ Omits Key Michigan Charter School Facts In DeVos Hit Piece
Group of unnamed reporters deem Dem candidate’s off-base claims to be ‘mostly accurate’ Read more
UAW Goes On Campus To Find New Members
Graduate students in California boost union membership numbers Read more
Many More Walk To Work As Take Subsidized Transit in Michigan
Politicians talking metro transit tax again, but costly buses and trains benefit few Read more
Some Teachers In This District In Line For 17 Percent Pay Hikes
But superintendent says his schools are underfunded Read more
Police Seize Property All The Time And It’s No Big Deal — Until They Want To Keep It
Keeping it is called ‘forfeiture,’ and a proposal to raise the bar is being considered Read more
Michigan Schools Underfunded - If You Don’t Count All The Funding Increases
Democrats ignoring the extra tax dollars flowing to schools Read more
Obama Stimulus Aside, More Money Than Ever Rolling Into State Road Repair Budget
Taxpayers are doing their part, but Mother Nature ensures it’s never easy here Read more
Fewer Kids Statewide Does Not Mean Less Money For Schools
State dollars 'follow the student,' but overall school tax collections not tied to enrollment Read more
Rising Revenues Never Enough For Michigan Cities And Their Lobbyist
If roads aren’t getting fixed, it’s not because there’s less money Read more
2003 Granholm: ‘California, Eat Your Heart Out!’
Yet within weeks of being term-limited out of office, former governor took off for the Golden State Read more
No, Michigan Teachers Did Not Experience Pay Cuts In 2017
This one’s simple math Read more
Detroit Schools Spend More, Educate Less Than Other U.S. Urban Districts
Eighth-highest spending delivers nation’s worst reading scores for low-income children Read more
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