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Michigan students are paying the price for massive cuts to education funding, and it’s time for Lansing Republicans to do something about the problem they created. The financial mismanagement of the Buena Vista schools has resulted in the district closing a month early, even though teachers volunteered to work for free. It’s time for this [...]
Yesterday, the Detroit Free Press’s Stephen Henderson said what everyone’s been thinking about Michigan’s alarming taste for secrecy and privatization: Privatization might sound, in theory, like the way to bring Michigan’s prison costs under control. But because the desired outcomes in the corrections system are about more than bottom-line dollar analyses, privatization is just not [...]
For many voters in Michigan, yesterday was Election Day. One Senate seat was up for grabs, and it was won by progressive state Rep. Jim Ananich (D-Flint) with over 75 percent of the vote. But far more voters had to decide whether they’d support new money for schools and local governments, which have faced billions [...]
The voice of the people might be the only thing standing between a young artist from West Africa and arrest and violence. Michel Mendel is gay and from Senegal, where it is illegal to be gay and where the U.S. State Department has noted widespread violence against LGBT people. Recently, a group of drummers and [...]
To the far-right, corporations are like people… only better. Last week, Gov. Snyder insisted that we treat citizens like customers, and despite his calls for “shared sacrifice” the only ones sacrificing anything are working Michiganders. This corporate-first mentality pervades every aspect of Michigan government, and if you didn’t know any better you’d think Michigan is [...]
What happened to us? When did we start asking ourselves “How can we provide our children with the cheapest education?” rather than “How can we provide our children with the best education?” From our outset, we prioritized education, using our taxes to build public schools – recognizing their economic and social value. Now, the same [...]
