The state Legislature should give educators a graduation gift: get rid of the 80/20 rule and restore power to teachers.
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Opinion | PreK for All: Giving tomorrow’s leaders — today’s youth — the best possible start
Investing in early childhood education is not just an investment in individual children; it is an investment in the future of our state.
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Opinion | Budget proposals backtrack on state’s recent commitment to ‘at-risk’ students
The spending proposals currently being considered provide mixed signals about the state’s priorities and backslide on the recent commitment to the educational needs of ‘at-risk’ students.
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Opinion | Listen to constituents about pre-K. Michigan's economy depends on it
School aid budget proposals would limit the ability of community-based child-care providers to participate in the state’s publicly funded pre-K program. Policymakers should not ignore the voices of constituents.
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Opinion | Tuition-free community college is central to Michigan’s future prosperity
A promise of guaranteed tuition coverage sends a clear message that college is affordable and is more likely to broaden the pipeline of students pursuing degrees or credentials.
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Opinion | We must reinvent Michigan’s education system, starting with how it’s governed
For Michigan to be successful in the coming decades, we must reinvent what happens in school for all students. We can’t do any of this without addressing how our education system is governed.
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Opinion | Better retiree benefits can help fix Michigan’s employee shortage
Restoring pension and retiree health-care benefits will go a long way toward recruiting and retaining more teachers and the employees necessary to provide government services in Michigan.
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Opinion | Michigan is failing our English learner students, and that has to change
Immigrants are an important part of Michigan’s economy and business community. With the state losing talent and population, increasing funding for English learners is critical.
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Opinion | Reconnecting adults to college is right move for Michigan’s workforce
Programs like Michigan Reconnect, which offers an opportunity to attend community college tuition-free, can strengthen the workforce and assure CEOs that Michigan has a pipeline of qualified employees.
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Opinion | Campus protests, young people and importance of the First Amendment
Establishing safe spaces for community members to gather and discuss opposing perspectives is vital and takes strong proactive commitment.