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  1. Michigan School Databases
    Summary: Union contracts for all local school districts in Michigan, as well as district-by-district information on revenue and expenditures, are available online at the Michigan School Databases.
    Details: Match Rating: 90. Posted: Mar. 11, 2009. Type: General Article. Part of a larger publication.
     
  2. A Michigan School Money Primer
    For Policymakers, School Officials, Media and Residents
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: May 30, 2007. Type: Study.
     
  3. Alabama Blows Away School Funding "Crisis" Smoke
    Summary: While Michigan's school funding "crisis" rages on, the Alabama Board of Education just came up with a plan to balance the state's education budget in one day.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 18, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  4. Will Michigan Sit Out This Race?
    Summary: A Detroit Examiner columnist Friday cited Michael Van Beek, the Center's director of education policy, on Michigan's refusal to pursue school reforms that could help the state secure federal funding.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 16, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  5. Some Perspective on '20j' School District Funding Cuts
    Summary: Funding cuts for Michigan's wealthier school districts isn't as bad as some make it sound.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 13, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  6. School Funding Myths
    Summary: With much talk about school budgets and per-pupil costs of public education in Michigan, there's bound to be plenty of questions and assumptions made about our school funding system. Here's a breakdown of two common myths about one of the most misunderstood concepts — the foundation allowance.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 11, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  7. Senior Skip Day
    Summary: Today in Lansing: What state capitol demonstrations are a legitimate use of a school's resources and students and which are not?
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 10, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  8. Cuts to the Classroom
    How Will Funding Reductions Affect Michigan Students?
    Summary: Assuming an average class size of 25 students, the $292 per-pupil cut currently debated in the Legislature means that each classroom in the state will have to make do with $7,300 less funding. It’s easy to picture classrooms without enough textbooks, pencils or chalk. The reality, though, is that comparatively schools spend very little on classroom supplies such as these.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 9, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  9. Where's the Love for Our Fiscally Conservative Governor?
    Summary: If one just looks just at the effect of her school budget cut actions and ignores the motivations, Gov. Jennifer Granholm looks like a fiscal conservative's hero right now. So where's the love? For that matter, where's the love for taxpayers from the 12 Republicans and 62 Democrats who voted yesterday to appropriate federal "stimulus" dollars plus money from proposed tax hikes to "undo" the Governor's school spending reductions?
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 6, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  10. If Proposal A Ain’t Broke…
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 6, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
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