While businesses are scrambling for more college-educated graduates, many in Michigan find that the state’s disinvestment makes college unattainable.
Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | Here are steps Michigan can take to improve our talent pool
The significant amount of additional federal funding the state received, combined with the budget surplus the state has this year, make funding of our talent needs possible in short order.
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Opinion | Michigan parents deserve a bigger role in their kids’ education
I had a front row seat to this process: students and parents requesting changes, counselors and administrators trying their best to accommodate these requests, and everyone stuck in a rigid system.
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Opinion | Financial education can prepare Michigan grads for adulthood
Our state has a phenomenal opportunity to help Michigan students succeed by helping them be prepared not only to earn a living, but also to manage the living they earn.
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Opinion | Past Michigan Teachers Of The Year urge action on school shootings
Our very lives and the lives of the students we serve depend on our relentless efforts, as educators and as citizens in our democracy.
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Opinion | Let Michigan’s nurse practitioners do their job
Currently it can take as long as three to six months for a patient to get established with a primary care provider. Nurse practitioners are part of the solution to making medical care more accessible and affordable across the state.
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Opinion | No gun control? Fine. Open your wallet to pay for safety measures
If Congress does nothing again, as I fear, brace yourselves for the next school shooting, coming to a community near you.
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Opinion | Investing in children’s mental health must be a statewide priority
One in six children and adolescents are diagnosed with a mental health condition annually, and suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-18 in the U.S.
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Opinion | Equitable school funding helps Michigan students who need it most
More money is necessary to support the additional learning and social and emotional needs of Michigan’s at-risk students.
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Opinion | I try to assure parents that schools are safe. It’s a waste of time.
Parents do not need letters telling them about the safety protocols in place that, at the end of the day, will not prevent someone carrying a gun from killing their children.