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Plan to raise cash for US school reforms - Financial Times
Financial Times
With crippling budget crises in the likes of California, Illinois and Michigan, states have been even more desperate than usual for federal funding. ...
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TAYLOR: Board of Education looking into offering online courses to past dropouts - Southgate News Herald
Southgate News Herald
The district's per-pupil state funding is at about $7000. “We have to turn Michigan schools around,” Lopez said. “We have to break this cycle.”
Dearborn students improve on state tests - Dearborn Press and Guide
Dearborn Press and Guide
DuVall, Geer Park and Haigh also ranked in the top one-fourth of Michigan elementary schools. At the lower end was Maples at the 16th percentile, ...
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Federal funding allows Michigan school district to demolish three buildings - Mesothelioma News
Mesothelioma News
Federal funding from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program has been approved to tear down three schools in Taylor, Michigan. Monroe and Racho Elementary ...
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Group hoping to create public transit in Emmet County - Petoskey News-Review
Petoskey News-Review
Bay View Association, Northern Michigan Regional Hospital, Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation, Petoskey High School, Top of Michigan Trails ...
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University of Michigan Launches Nutrition, Obesity Research Center - NPIcenter (press release)
NPIcenter (press release)
“The funding of MNORC would not have been possible without early investments by the Medical School , especially the Endowment for the Biological Sciences, ...
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Summit Pointe will host students - Battle Creek Enquirer
Battle Creek Enquirer
The district appealed the decision to the Michigan Department of Education and won funding for about 20 of those students. ...
Official: Schools stand to lose money - Livingston Daily
Livingston Daily
Cindy Denby, R-Handy Township, said applying the Title 1 funding formula would go against efforts for greater funding equity among Michigan's school ...
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Virtual program salvaged - Battle Creek Enquirer
Battle Creek Enquirer
The district appealed the decision to the Michigan Department of Education and won funding for about 20 of those students. ...
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Our View- Bad economy prompts a longer stay in school - Daily 49er
Daily 49er
Only Michigan, decimated by the American auto industry, lays claim to a higher rate of unemployment, says the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. ...
Schools Start to Comply With Transparency Law - Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Just more than half of the public school districts in Michigan are complying with a new state law aimed at providing better transparency of how tax dollars ...
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Firm to Aid Schools in Superintendent Search - The Ann Arbor Chronicle
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Roberts also briefly mentioned new federal stimulus funding coming to Michigan just announced by Gov. Granholm. According to Roberts, the funding could be ...
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Federal jobs bill could mean more money for local school districts - Ogemaw County Herald
Ogemaw County Herald
Marston also said Granholm would make the final decision on which funding method would be used. According to Marston, Michigan could receive their ...
'Is William Martinez Not Our Brother?' - Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
Johnson, a lawsuit that had won equal educational and other rights for Michigan woman prisoners. I was among the many ministers, counselors, teachers, ...
New state requirement makes schools post financial data online - The Flint Journal - MLive.com
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
A new state requirement is forcing all Michigan schools to put online detailed financial information — including six-figure salaries, union contracts and ...
Programs to Educate All Cyclists provides training for disabled youths across ... - AnnArbor.com
AnnArbor.com
With trained staff, specialized bike equipment, and plenty of encouragement, PEAC provides disabled individuals and their families in cities across Michigan ...
Local Saginaw advocates for children's funding to travel to Sandbox Party ... - The Saginaw News - MLive.com
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
... 1 pm to 4 pm Thursday at Michigan State University's Breslin Center. The funding makes a world of difference throughout young children's school careers, ...
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March's madness gives players, program at No. Iowa a boost - USA Today
USA Today
"Everyone remembers Appalachian State because they beat Michigan (in football). Everybody remembers George Mason for getting to the Final Four," Dannen said ...
Consolidation eyed amid falling revenue - Traverse City Record Eagle
Traverse City Record Eagle
The talks were uncharacteristic, given that Michigan public school districts receive state money for each student enrolled and often find themselves in ...
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Editorial: Lawmakers should follow Granholm's lead to provide incentives for ... - MLive.com
MLive.com
Michigan's sales-tax dependent system for funding schools has helped relieve property taxes for citizens. But it carries a price. When the economy goes sour ...
New state requirement makes schools post financial data online The Flint Journal - MLive.com
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