Tag: Education

Thousands rally to protest Rick Snyder’s cuts to education in Michigan

Thousands rally to protest Rick Snyder’s cuts to education in Michigan

UPDATED with some new photos. Several thousand people rally in front of Michigan’s Capitol building. A great turnout and LOTS of Snyder recall petitions being signed. There had to have been at least 5,000 people there. Maybe more. I was able to catch a bit of it. Here are some photos. Enjoy. Click the photo for a bigger version. Approaching […]

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Apparently it’s not raining inside the Michigan Governor’s mansion

Apparently it’s not raining inside the Michigan Governor’s mansion

Michigan got some good news this week. LANSING — A healthier Michigan economy is churning more tax revenue than was expected and will produce a $429-million windfall for the state this fiscal year, economists agreed Monday. Another $234 million in extra revenue was predicted for 2012… That’s terrific, eh? I mean, honestly, fewer states could use it more than Michigan […]

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Teacher layoffs in Michigan reaching an epidemic level – nearly 5,500 in Detroit alone

To say things are bad for teachers in Michigan is tragic understatement. Layoff notices are being issued around the state (per union contracts) for the coming school year. The most significant was announced this week: Detroit Public School teachers union members get pink slips Detroit Public Schools administrators have mailed layoff notices to the 5,466 members of the teachers union […]

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