Tag: Rick Sndyer

Only in Betsy DeVos’ Michigan can schools be “reformed” by closing them

Only in Betsy DeVos’ Michigan can schools be “reformed” by closing them

The news broke on January 20, 2017 that as many as 38 schools could be closed in Michigan, 24 of those in Detroit, due to “poor academic performance.” Parents in the city, and throughout the state, were understandably stunned, as this announcement represented an abrupt change in the state’s previous position on school closings: Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration has switched […]

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Michigan Republicans pass road bill that punishes the non-wealthy while not actually fixing our roads any time soon

Michigan Republicans pass road bill that punishes the non-wealthy while not actually fixing our roads any time soon

House Speaker Kevin Cotter took to the House floor last night to tell us all that they have kicked the can down the road too far on road funding and, by golly, it’s time to get this done. Then he said something that is the most blatant exhibition Orwellian Newspeak that I’ve seen in some time: This is a plan […]

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