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Kids in crisis writer has an agenda
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Opinion: Michigan kids are in crisis; governor's new budget only makes it worse
A devastating new report from researchers at Harvard and Stanford universities showed Michigan’s kids have lost nearly a half of a grade level in reading and math education since state
Source: record-eagle.com
Population council misses the mark | News, Sports, Jobs
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year spawned a new commission she’d tasked with identifying ways to turn back the clock on Michigan’s looming demographic crisis
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Governor Whitmer proposes two years of free community college for Michigan graduates
FLINT, Mich. - In her sixth State of the State address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted many priorities she has for the upcoming year.One of those is free
Source: midmichigannow.com
New state department met with praise, skepticism
The executive move is getting mixed grades among lawmakers and education groups.
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DBusiness Daily Update: Pop's Hani Shop in Royal Oak Celebrates Grand Opening, and More
Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies.
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Michigan Senate flunks A-F grading system for evaluating schools
The bill to scrap the A-F process for grading schools passed in a party-line vote of 20-18. The House approved the measure in March.
Source: detroitnews.com
Michigan lawmakers move to eliminate A-F school grade system
The grading system — long opposed by state education officials — was imposed by a GOP-lead Legislature. A House committee has voted to scrap it.
Source: detroitnews.com
My Take: Low-achieving schools crisis underscores need to Let MI Kids Learn
The next few months will tell parents everything they need to know about whether Lansing politicians will stand with them this time — or against them.
Source: hollandsentinel.com