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.
Michigan school opinions
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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.
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Opinion | Enough is enough – don’t fix Michigan's roads with classroom dollars
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey’s idea doesn’t fix the damn roads – it kicks the can down the damn road.
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Opinion | School equity proposal exacerbates system of winners vs. losers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $1 million school research collaborative has drawn widespread support statewide. There’s one problem: It doesn’t even the playing field.
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Opinion | Michigan school libraries are still in limbo. Why?
Michigan cut back on school librarians during the recession. It’s time to bring them back.
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Opinion | Want Michigan kids to learn science? Take them outside.
There’s a growing movement to take students out of the classroom and into nature to learn about the environment and nature. That’s happening in schools and programs around Michigan.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan Teacher of the Year: Bring teachers into reform talks
Cara Lougheed, an English and history teacher from Rochester Hills, says she’s skeptical of school rating systems yet understands the desire among parents to evaluate schools in their community.