The Budget
Well, the governors budget has landed, and people are shocked. They shouldnt be. This is what we bargained for. This budget is, in part, a legacy of the last thirty years. Starting with Ronald Reagan,...
View ArticleWhat Are Michigan's Education Priorities?
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-979811.mp3 These are tough times for teachers. Actually, this is an even tougher time for education. Yet the way in which all...
View ArticleEMU and part-time faculty approve contract
Eastern Michigan Universitys Board of Regents has approved a contract that will bring more job security and better wages to part-time faculty at Eastern Michigan University. The regents unanimously...
View ArticleMichigan schools may offer more full day kindergarten this fall
Full day kindergarten may be in store for more Michigan children, due to changes in the school aid budget . Schools currently get the same amount of per pupil funding whether they offer half day...
View ArticleSnyder: No state layoffs tied to sequestration, but there will be program cuts
State officials say they don’t expect they’ll have to lay off employees due to the loss of $150 million dollars in federal funds this year and next. That’s how much the state is expected to lose...
View Article'Massive' teacher layoffs planned in Pontiac, Flint
The Flint School District is planning over one hundred layoffs, the Flint Journal reported . 139 teachers and faculty in Flint will receive pink slips, with the staff cuts going into effect the day...
View ArticleConsolidation is a viable option for some Michigan school districts, but not all
Michigan schools have been in headlines for a while now: For many, the mention of Buena Vista schools instantly calls up an image of a closed public school. Michigan Radio's Cynthia Canty spoke with...
View ArticleCrawling to protest the closing of Albion High School
A community activist is making a unique protest, in hopes of rallying people in Albion to fight the closure of their high school. With a kiss from one of his supporters, Bobby Holley started crawling....
View ArticleMarshall school board OKs deal to accept Albion high school students
Albion students are a step closer to knowing where they’ll be going to high school this fall. Albion High School is closing for budget reasons. The district will continue to provide K through 8...
View ArticleWe are starving our future in Michigan by not investing in higher education
Yesterday, I talked about the challenges the University of Michigan’s new president faces . One of those is, of course, the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult to afford an education. That...
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