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.