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Specializing in special education

A private firm in southeast Michigan is helping public school districts solidify their special education programs. More
New Features

Extreme Makeover: School Edition

The Michigan Department of Education wants public schools to think outside the classroom about ways to improve quality without necessarily spending more. Think online education. Think performance pay. Think consolidation. More

Pushing for choice in deaf education

A grassroots group in Detroit awaits the chance to open a bilingual charter school with American Sign as the primary language. More

A team, a plan, a vision — but no school

Dozens of individuals and organizations would like to open charter public schools in Michigan, among them this former school administrator in Jackson, but are stymied by the cap on university-authorized schools. More

Classroom teacher joins Mackinac Center as education policy director

Former history teacher Michael Van Beek has joined the Mackinac Center for Public Policy as director of its Education Policy Initiative. More
Review

Let’s race

Dollars are there – if we’re willing to reform More

Fuzzy math

MEA study is misleading. More

More or less

Length of school year doesn’t predict achievement. More

Tear Down This Wall

Give DPS students a choice. More

Pool Party

Health pool a step forward. More

‘Dangerous’ to whom?

Behind rhetoric, privatization saves money. More

The ‘me’ in MEA

Pension proposal is expensive and does not help students. More

Dollars and sense

We need to teach students about free enterprise. More

Lashing Out

The MEA advances its agenda with school board recalls. More
Daily Digest User Comments Editor's Pick
"Michigan voters could see an education funding question on the ballot this year if the state Legislature doesn't take action on the issue." >>
"In an apparent flap over who is allowed to book time on the school board agenda, the Novi Education Association said that if it can't bring in a representative from the Michigan Education Association to speak at a board meeting, then it will hold a community meeting of its own." >>
"More high school students than ever are taking Advanced Placement tests, but the failure rate is increasing as well." >>
"Nine southeast Michigan school districts paid $25,000 each to be named a "top school district" in Michigan by a Detroit-area public relations firm." >>
"Two former Detroit Public Schools employees accused of defrauding the district of $400,000 in a payroll scam pled guilty in federal court." >>
"Students rallied outside Pontiac High School last week to protest the layoffs of 15 teachers, but comments made by one student suggested that the youths also disagreed with teacher seniority rules." >>
"In a bid to reduce state spending by up to $450 million, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed modifying the pension and health care plans for future school and state retirees, but also would offer an incentive to any who retire this summer." >>
"Three public school districts and an intermediate district are jointly seeking bids from private custodial firms, though one official said that doesn't necessarily mean the districts will privatize the work." >>
"Surveillance cameras, secured entryways, swipe cards and enhanced alarm systems are the new face of school security in metro Detroit." >>
"Schools can expect at least a $268-per-pupil cut in state funding next year and likely will be asked to contribute more to employee pensions, legislators told Livonia parents this week." >>
"E-mail messages distributed among teacher union members on public school computers are not subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act in most cases." >>
"Livonia Public Schools teachers will take three furlough days this year and four next year under the terms of a tentative agreement reached between the district and the Livonia Education Association." >>
"Two recent reports on preschool come to somewhat conflicting conclusions." >>
"A Feb. 23 recall election in Benton Harbor Area Schools is a referendum on the school board's decision to privatize busing." >>
"In a rapid and somewhat confusing turnover of school board members, Madison District Schools is accepting applications to fill three seats following four resignations." >>
"A tax credit on donations to public and private school foundations won state Senate approval Wednesday." >>
"The Woodhaven-Brownstown Board of Education has capped the amount the district will pay for teacher health insurance premiums at $13,000 annually." >>
"Public school districts in southwest Michigan may be cutting their operations budgets, but they're also spending tens of millions on facility upgrades." >>
"Kathleen Straus, president of the State Board of Education, signed Michigan's "Race to the Top" application Saturday." >>
"More than 3,000 students in Berrien County attend a public school other than the one to which they are officially assigned." >>