Bloomberg Claims Michigan No. 1 In ‘Economic Health Improvement,’ So Why Are We No. 40 On Jobs?
Seemingly arbitrary collection of unrelated and problematic statistics tells an implausible story Read more
Michigan Public School Enrollment Rose In 2021-22 After 11 Years Of Decline
But the actual number of students is still down compared to pre-pandemic 2018-19 Read more
School District Wants $14k To Give Parent Records On Mask Mandates
New legislation would require all public schools post annual curriculum info at no charge Read more
Teacher Shortage? 2,153 On School Payroll Now Is More Than 2,099 Last Year
MLive news site carrying the teacher shortage narrative Read more
Whitmer's Proposed Spending Hikes State's General Fund 50% Over Three Years
Post-lockdown employment still down, though Read more
Disgruntled? Double-Dipping Part-Time School Teacher Was Doing Pretty Well
State law allowed her to return to the classroom while collecting a teacher’s pension Read more
State Is Spending More Under Whitmer — But Not On Fixing Roads
State transportation dollars actually down this year after inflation Read more
Teacher Warns of 'Pandemic' Shortage of Teachers -- Though His District's Count Is Going Up
Crestwood added plenty of teachers while student population barely grew Read more
Suspended Ferris State Prof: Second Amendment Gives Scared White Men Right To Shoot Blacks
Placed on paid leave after sending students obscenity-laced video Read more
Former Teachers Union Heads, Staff, Parlayed Big MEA Paychecks Into Jumbo Public Pensions
Ex-MEA presidents get state-constitution guaranteed six-figure pensions Read more
Michigan’s Big Pandemic Consultant Involved In Opioid And Cuomo Nursing Home Issues
McKinsey & Company is everywhere Read more
Alleged Tax-Cut Fever In Lansing Hasn't Slowed State Spending
Last outbreak squelched in 2017 Read more
Auto Employment In Lansing Plunged Despite Earlier Round Of State GM Subsidies
State's media again buying same big-promises narrative as 1999 Read more
Michigan Legislature Approves Taxpayer-Funded Subsidies For Affluent Home Buyers
Fiscal agency reports the money will flow to people who likely don’t really need it Read more
Hospital Chain: ‘Patently False’ That Staffing Shortage Due To Its Vaccine Mandate
Henry Ford says just 1% of its workforce left; in January feds sent in Disaster Medical Assistant Team Read more
Teacher Claimed Right-To-Work Would Make Workers Powerless, But He’s Getting 42% More Since 2014
Detroit Schools’ Big Spending Trend Rides COVID Money Spike, Likely Requires Enrollment Spike To Sustain
Superintendent’s bet on more and higher-paid staff in the balance Read more