“Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession – a property entirely our own” — Samuel Smiles, 19th century British author. * Education Trust-Midwest advises that parents in many Michigan communities are going to be surprised, and dismayed, at new calculations on how their children’s schools are performing: http://www.edtrust.org/midwest/press-room/press-release/achievement-gaps-lurk-within-some-elite-michigan-schools-state-repo * Ohio has a school of choice […]
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Warm weather kindles MDOT hopes
The unseasonably temperate winter in most o fMichigan– to date — is being blamed for woes among ski resorts, motels that cater to snowmobilers and other businesses whose fate rests on the falling of the snowflakes. As this recent Michigan Radio report notes, this could be a record year in northern Michigan for a lack […]