Policies like Let MI Kids Learn haven’t worked in states that have tried similar schemes.
Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | Free money for college? Fill out free FAFSA financial aid form to see
I’ve witnessed more than a dozen seniors shedding tears in my office when they found out there was a way for them to afford an education after high school.
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Opinion | Want to improve learning in Michigan schools? Read, read, read
Spend some time reading with the young ones in your life. We believe this will help these youth build a foundation anchored by a love of reading.
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Opinion | Forgetting Black history and banning books are horrible ideas
To teach history is not for the purpose of making anyone uncomfortable, but history may inevitably make many uncomfortable. So, too, though, the ignoring or plowing under of history leaves its own marks.
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Opinion | Michigan is dead last in Midwest in college funding. That must change
Michigan has an enormous opportunity for its next economic renaissance. We can’t deliver on that vast potential while dead last in educational investment.
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Opinion | Some fixes for teacher shortage require more than money
We spend a lot of time debating how much money should go into the education of our children, and very little thinking about how best to spend those funds.
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Opinion | Lowering standards to be a Michigan teacher is a horrible mistake
A GOP bill allowing college students to teach in a classroom for a year without supervision feels like just another strategy to weaken and compromise public education by further de-professionalizing teaching.
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Opinion | COVID is pushing already-struggling child welfare agencies to the brink
The children and families we serve have already borne the brunt of the pandemic. If we truly care about those most in need, we must act.
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Opinion | Don’t let jokes about Mark Schlissel’s firing distract from U-M’s problems
When the dust settles and the laughter subsides, come May, I’ll find it hard not to be an alumnus embarrassed by the University of Michigan.
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Opinion | Wayne State University should stop cruel experiments on dogs
Many of us can’t imagine our four-legged friends being subjected to the brutality that is routine at Wayne State, and we shouldn’t ignore it because it’s done by people in white coats.