Depression-Era Program Should be Privatized The Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps is a Depression-era program that recruits people ages 18-25 to spruce up state parks, clear trails and rake beaches. The MCCC program should be removed from state stewardship.
State Produces Useful Privatization Overview The Legislative Research Division, a department of Michigan state government tasked with researching various policy issues, has produced a report highlighting a few of the Great Lakes State's more notable attempts at privatization. MPR reviews its findings.
Perils and Pitfalls of Privatization Privatization should be done right or not at all. Author John Stainback has written a new book on how to avoid many of the problems commonly encountered when establishing public-private partnerships.
Keeping it Close to Home: A Survey of Education-Related Outsourcing According to American School & University's 7th Privatization/Contract Services Survey, 23 percent of school districts do not contract out any services in 2001, compared to 21.7 percent in 1999 and 23 percent in 1997. What else did the survey find?
Mackinac Center Offers Advice to Grand Rapids Public Schools In October 2001, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy began working on a plan to help the Grand Rapids public school system work its way out of several budget problems. What is this project and what recommendations did it offer Grand Rapids?
Keeping the Faith The issue of whether "faith-based" charities should receive public funding received national attention in the last presidential campaign. St. John's Home in Kent County shows how it should be done.
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