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Profile: Kent City Schools Superintendent Bill Smith - MLive.com
MLive.com
... enough for the state's late-September head count, the cornerstone in Michigan's school funding formula, which Smith says is overdue for an overhaul. ...
Delta Center to get Safe Routes to School funding - Lansing State Journal
Lansing State Journal
The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that 14 Michigan elementary and middle schools in eight counties will receive more than $1.8 million in ...
Running a good race - Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade
Ohio's inclusion in the new round of federal Race to the Top school funding is a heartening validation of our state's commitment to education reform. ...
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Colleges are now hitting up freshmen for donations - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Instead, state support of the school's core academic functions hovers near 20 percent — nearly one-fourth the level of support provided by Michigan to its ...
WMU Football Doing Its Part to Keep Kalamazoo Safe - WMUBroncos.com
WMUBroncos.com
WMUBroncos.com
Drive Safe Kalamazoo is a student run organization at Western Michigan University that provides safe, free and non-judgmental rides home for members of the ...
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Wanted: Midwestern Grandstanding Politicians - New Republic (blog)
New Republic (blog)
Michigan fans are equally apoplectic. This is a no-brainer issue for politicians. Make a statement of protest. Threaten to hold hearings, to reduce funding ...
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Albion School Superintendent's proposed procedure manual draws comment - Battle Creek Enquirer
Battle Creek Enquirer
If I want to call up the Michigan State Department of Education, I should be able to do so,” he said. Another section that drew comment directed board ...
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Covenant HealthCare employees distribute school supplies to the United Way of ... - MLive.com
MLive.com
MLive.com
SAGINAW — Daniel R. Soza III arrived at United Way's Central Warehouse Building at 1840 N. Michigan in Saginaw around 10 am Friday morning and left shortly ...
Sandbox crowd provides a convention warm-up - Detroit Free Press
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Detroit Free Press
... an elementary school principal, and his commitment to school funding. "You are Michigan's future," Bernero exhorted to the cheering crowd. ...
Gov hopefuls discuss early learning at Sandbox Party The Detroit News
Poll Shows Rick Snyder Leads In Governor's Race WTVB
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Howell schools will have $500K surplus this year - Livingston Daily
Livingston Daily
Terres said he is unsure of that, as the future of Michigan's public school districts, he said, depends on the state's ability to attract businesses, ...
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Funding for DPS food program is at risk - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Public Schools is in jeopardy of losing funding for its preschool food program for up to seven years after state ...
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Grading the College - The Flat Hat
The Flat Hat
Most of the other colleges on the list — including Stanford University and the University of Michigan—are large, research-oriented universities. ...
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Gov hopefuls discuss early learning at Sandbox Party - The Detroit News
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The Detroit News
She came because she doesn't want lawmakers to cut funding for Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program, which funds preschools across the state. ...
Gubernatorial candidates speak at unique convention WWMT
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States Press Workers on Health Care - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Still, Michigan public-school employees consider the new benefits policy an unlawful violation of the terms of their employment. "It's the equivalent of a ...
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Children shouldn't pay for government-bounced checks - Hometownlife.com
Hometownlife.com
We can't let Michigan's schools become the payday lenders for the state of Michigan. We must work with our legislators to prevent the diversion of School ...
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School aid funding proposal - ConnectMidMichigan.com
ConnectMidMichigan.com
LANSING (AP) -- A proposal to use $208 million from Michigan's school aid fund to help pay for other programs is advancing in the state Legislature. ...
Mich. House OKs shifting $208M school aid surplus MLive.com
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A new Gateway for gay mid-Michigan youth - pride source.com
pride source.com
pride source.com
As always, it's a matter of time - and funding - before the center can grow its efforts in that arena. As Dubey knows, there will always be more that needs ...
Gubernatorial candidates speak at unique convention - WWMT
WWMT
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The race to November is on and both of Michigan's gubernatorial candidates are in full campaign mode. It's a big week for both Republican ...
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WMU Football Doing Its Part to Keep Kalamazoo Safe - WMUBroncos.com
WMUBroncos.com
WMUBroncos.com
Drive Safe Kalamazoo is a student run organization at Western Michigan University that provides safe, free and non-judgmental rides home for members of the ...
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"Safe Routes to School" grants awarded - UpNorthLive.com
UpNorthLive.com
... that 14 Michigan elementary and middle schools in eight counties will receive more than $1.8 million in federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding for ...
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