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Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | The Republican school budget hurts Michigan students
The plan now being considered by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won’t help turn around Michigan’s schools, says a former teacher and current legislator.
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Opinion | Real funding is down for Michigan schools. Thanks, DeVos family
Total dollars spent on Michigan’s School Aid Fund are up. But that doesn’t take into account inflation, the funds diverted to colleges, or the lack of real investment in the past decade, especially for the most vulnerable students.
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Opinion | Michigan should fight weakening of federal school lunch standards
The federal government scaled back on requirements for healthy school meals. Michigan doesn’t have to.
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Opinion | Stop pleading poverty, Michigan colleges. Taxpayers are plenty generous
Maybe the state Legislature shouldn’t be debating how much money to give Michigan’s public universities, but how little. It’s time for taxpayer-supported colleges to get serious about financial restraint.
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Opinion | Don’t flunk lagging Michigan third-grade readers – reduce class size
Reading scores are going down in Michigan despite efforts. Maybe it’s time to redirect that early literacy funding toward reducing class size, says one teacher.
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Opinion | Michigan’s substitute teacher shortage hurts kids, says Up North supt.
The substitute teacher crisis shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s watched Michigan schools be shorted in state budgets for years.
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Opinion | Fix the damn schools, Michigan
A Wayne State professor takes political leaders to task for the sorry state of Michigan’s schools.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Opinion | Wind turbines helping fund schools? It’s happening in Michigan
An unexpected funding source – revenue from wind turbines – is helping some Michigan schools stay afloat.
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Opinion | Fund the child, not the ZIP code, in Michigan school budget
A Michigan superintendent takes issue with a recent Bridge guest commentary that argued for equal, rather than equitable, school funding.