Businesses and the Property Tax

A national report tells us how states score on property and business tax issues. Michigan scores at.......

Businesses and the Property Tax

Minnesota Expects $876 Million Surplus

This might impact higher ed recruiting in UP--if more and more of Minn surplus goes to keep tuition down in Minn.

Minnesota Expects $876 Million Surplus

Report: States Utilize Education Data, But Further Improvement Needed

Important report as Michigan begins to re examine how it collects, analyzes and shares education data at the state level.

Report: States Utilize Education Data, But Further Improvement Needed

Iowa Governor's Plan Would Turn Away Hundreds of Aspiring Teachers

BEING DICUSSED IN SOME MICHIGAN POLICY CIRCLES AS WELL AS IN IOWA: MINIMUM GPA FOR POTENTIAL TEACHER CANDIATES.
Iowa Governor's Plan Would Turn Away Hundreds of Aspiring Teachers

Pensions Threaten to Sink Cities

ANOTHER FEDERAL AND STATE ISSUE BECOMES A LOCAL ISSUE: Penison costs at local level are driving severe budget concerns. Same true at university and K-12 units of government.

Pensions Threaten to Sink Cities

Retiree Groups Promise Political Fallout for Mich. Pension Tax

ANOTHER FALL 2012 BALLOT ISSUE THAT INVOLVES ANGRY MICHIGAN VOTERS. This might be on ballot with the Emergency Financial Managers Act that is expected to file enough signatures this week to make the ballot. If the retiree issue does not make the ballot it might be an issue that will drive voter turnout and could impact the state House and Congressional elections.

Retiree Groups Promise Political Fallout for Mich. Pension Tax

States Inch Closer to 2008 Budget Levels

VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE ON STATE BUDGETS. DATA USEFUL.

States Inch Closer to 2008 Budget Levels

State, Local Finances in a Global Economy

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC ISSUES. GEO ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES MAY NOW DIRECTLY IMPACT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

State, Local Finances in a Global Economy

Teaching Workforce Could Take Hit From Sequestration Cuts

Teaching Workforce Could Take Hit From Sequestration Cuts

AMONG OTHER ISSUES THIS SCHOOL WORKFORCE HIT COULD REALLY GET THE PUBLIC RILED UP. NOT THE ONLY ISSUE THAT IS COMING OUT UNDER SEQUESTRATION RESULTS BUT IT IS ONE THAT IMPACTS MOST AMERICAN HOMES.

Mich. Education Board Divided Over Charter School Expansion

Mich. Education Board Divided Over Charter School Expansion

CHARTERS AND THE MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Two Mich. Lawmakers to Propose Amendment to Ban For-Profit Schools

Two Mich. Lawmakers to Propose Amendment to Ban For-Profit Schools

MORE ON CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Two Lesbians Raised A Baby And This Is What They Got

Two Lesbians Raised A Baby And This Is What They Got

An amazing video of a young man speaking from his heart before the Iowa legislature about a bill.

Worth watching.

Charter Schools

Michigan is about to radically change public education in the state. The House is about to approve a bill to lift the cap on the number of charter schools that universities can authorize--it is current 150.

SB 618 has passed the Senate and looks like the House is about to send it to the Governor to sign. He is expected to sign it.

Under this new law universities could charter as many schools as it wishes. Under state law the universities are responsible for supervising the charter and appointing the board of the charter.

Charters are another form of public schools and are subject to the laws of Michigan like the other types of public schools called traditional public schools.