Our state’s teachers, support staff and other public school employees are committed to helping students. This work doesn’t end when the school bell rings.
Michigan school opinions
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Opinion | Retirement must be factored in with considering teacher salaries
Retirement system costs for school personnel should be a high priority and shouldn’t be viewed as competition with school operations budget, says this guest author.
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Opinion | Read by Grade 3 law doesn’t hurt kids – it’s offering a lifeline
Michigan’s Read by Grade 3 Law isn’t some scary new policy looming over local students – it’s an essential reform that’s already yielding real results that benefit our kids, says the author of this Guest Commentary.
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Opinion | Don’t gut the third-grade reading law; give it a chance to work
Holding children back so they can achieve future success is not “punitive;” it is proactive.
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Opinion | Michigan spending more on education, but teacher pay stagnant
Lansing’s failures to adequately manage and fund the state retirement system of teachers is chewing up the small annual increases in the state budget for K-12 education.
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Opinion | Cutting Michigan Tuition Grant puts the state at stake
Funding for students at independent colleges and universities is a vital investment in the well-being of the state — a blending of the individual and common good, says this university president.
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Opinion | New electric school buses will benefit student health in Michigan
Seven Michigan communities will have electric buses on the road soon.
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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.