Michigan Education Digest
DPS rejects de Porres; benefits bills divide Republicans; Hay Group testifies. … more
Nominal Cost?
Bitter confirmation fights exact a toll on judicial quality. … more
Erie Similarity
A second Great Lakes Charter proposal looks like the first. … more
Committees of Correspondence
From Michigan to Mongolia, where there is liberty, there is my country. … more
Specialty Shopping
School districts are outsourcing jobs that require specialized skills.
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Water Weight
The Water Legacy Act is unnecessary and burdensome. … more
Cooling Apparatus?
State bureaucrats won’t help Michigan cities heat up the economy. … more
Beacon in Nairobi
James Shikwati, a close friend of the Center, is interviewed in Der Spiegel. … more
Water Torture
"Large" regulatory water limits will drop ... drop ... drop. … more
Michigan Education Digest
School sponsoring; Misuse of funds; Insurance controversy. … more
Voice of "Treason"
Adjunct Scholar Gary L. Wolfram responds to Gov. Granholm's accusation. … more
The Birth of Disneyland
Fifty years ago, Walt Disney beat the odds and confuted the experts. … more
A Critique of Pure Treason?
The "high Crime" hits hard times. … more
After the Sandstorm
Lawrence Reed's dispatch from post-communist Mongolia. … more
Court Building
Patrick J. Wright limns the architecture of Supreme Court nominations. … more
No Accident
Michael D. LaFaive recalls a successful state privatization 10 years later. … more
Pickup Lines
Imagine if truck makers, like educators, could force you to pay them more. … more
Medicaid Malpractice
A state task force has prescribed snake oil to cure Medicaid's swelling costs. … more
The Sound of Freedom
A movie helped make liberty one of our favorite things. … more
Michigan Education Digest
65 percent solution, teachers' exit, MEAP scores. … more
The Parent Trap
Parents fall prey to loaded questions about education. … more
Smoke and Terrors
High state tobacco taxes may look good, but they can foster crime and terrorism.
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Okemos Inquiries
A school board questions an election. A scholar questions the board's mission. … more
Michigan Education Digest
NEA seeks members; insurance in Holland; community service overruled. … more
Language Barrier
Simply threatening bad state policies can keep investors out. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Waivers for school laws, Kansas court order, state college tuition boost. … more
Property Damage
The U.S. Supreme Court has vandalized the Fifth Amendment's takings clause. … more
Throng Answer
Leaders of Tuesday's education rally failed to address a key question. … more
Ballot Breather
This nonelection month is brought to you by the state's new consolidation law. … more
Classroom Demonstration?
Today's rally in Lansing should focus on the classroom, not automatic spending. … more
Thatcher of the West
Our senior economist puts some English on our role. … more
Schools of Theology
A Florida court case shows how we've established a narrow education ideology. … more
House Bills
A proposed state budget would involve numerous cost-cutting policy changes. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Detroit financial report, new Florida NCLB status, hearing on education funding bill. … more
A Tale of Two Boxers
Schmeling K.O.’d by Louis! Louis K.O.’d by the U.S. Government! … more
A Patriot's History
Something good seems to have happened in the United States after all. … more
Armey Deregulations
A former U.S. House majority leader speaks to Michigan about telecom. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Computerized MEAP, Flint sweeps for truants, state school funding. … more
Remembering Reagan
The former president's death a year ago recalled his tributes to freedom. … more
Jobs Yesterday?
Gov. Granholm's bond proposal recalls a disastrous 19th century bond sale. … more
Michigan Education Digest
California charter schools, Granholm scholarship audit, cost of remediation. … more
Cleaned Out
Diane S. Katz compares a flawed state environmental bond to a new proposal. … more
Ethic Cleansing?
Christopher F. Bachelder sifts business ethics from business law. … more
Union Gap?
Charter schools are mostly not unionized — but how long can that last? … more
Michigan Education Digest
New state superintendent, K-12 cuts foregone, new-teacher emigration. … more
Cashboxing
Controversy continues over the No Child Left Behind Act. … more
Clarkson's Essay
One man with courage makes a majority — and his lifetime can change the world. … more
Out to Lunch
Imagine a restaurant that issues coupons, not good food. Welcome to Michigan. … more
Michigan Education Digest
ISD collaboration, shunning letter grades, higher education funding formula. … more
Grand Rapids Transit
The Grand Rapids Board of Education moves buses to help the classroom. … more
Ground Rule Trouble
Broad and nebulous groundwater regulations should be out of bounds. … more
Lifetime of Liberty
Threescore years and 10 ago, a Michigan-trained justice held for liberty. … more
MEGA Hurts?
It certainly doesn't seem to help. Michigan's economy deserves better. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Superintendent amendment fails, Ypsilanti eyes consolidation, Detroit parents choose charters. … more
Grading Curve
We may give our local schools high marks, but what do we know? … more
Remembering the Soviets
For once, Hollywood got it right. … more
Water Chestnut
Russ Harding finds Michigan is not lagging in groundwater protection after all. … more
Michigan Education Digest
State recalls MEAP scores, Pupil count audits, Flint diploma guarantee. … more
Teen Spirit
National Charter Schools Week marks the 13th birthday of the first charter school. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Livingston charters, NCLB lawsuit, Grand Rapids transfers. … more
Private Corrections
Our legislative analyst testifies to a Michigan House subcommittee. … more
Ann Arbor Trailblazers
Two of our longtime friends show the power of civil society in action. … more
Nun Better Suited?
The closing of Catholic schools is bad news for the underprivileged. … more
Organ Keys
Private efforts are helping improve the supply of donated organs for transplants.
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Ballast Proposal
Pursuing exotic species control, Michigan may go it alone (and give it away). … more
Citizen Legislators
MichiganVotes.org multiplies the power of informed citizens. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Grand Rapids concessions, Connecticut challenges NCLB, Muskegon advertising. … more
LaFaive in Lansing
Our fiscal policy director testifies to the Michigan House Commerce Committee. … more
Business As Usual?
Trying to run government like a business risks missing the point. … more
Left Behind
NCLB is just new wine in an old bottle called Goals 2000. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Federal rules eased; allegations against Detroit schools. … more
MEGA Analysis
A high-profile state economic program is, well, high-profile. … more
Gentleman's C
Michigan's math standards are seen as average. … more
"Be Not Afraid"
John Paul II bequeathed courage and dignity in his legacy of freedom. … more
How Do You Spell Relief?
Nineteenth century U.S. presidents spelled it "L-I-B-E-R-T-Y." … more
Thinking Outside The Box
Bold action by Michigan's political leaders can create a legendary "Spring of 2005." … more
Michigan Education Digest
Burnley replacement, High school steroid ban, College graduates in Michigan. … more
Error Message
Gov. Granholm wisely pulled the plug on an ineffective computer program. … more
Private Initiative, Public Spirit
The legacy of a 19th century Muskegon lumberman remains in America today. … more
Waiting for Gadola
The Federalist Society honors one of our own. … more
Free Labor
A solution for Michigan's worst-in-the-nation unemployment rate. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Arizona tax credit decision, Detroit tech unused, Granholm backs superintendent choice. … more
Broken English
A Fordham Foundation report gives Michigan a poor grade in English instruction. … more
The Visionary
Mackinac Center supporters are like Gen. Billy Mitchell. … more
Automatic Pilot
A Pentagon commission offers insight about reducing the size of government. … more
Bored of Education
The state Board of Education asks to define school achievement down. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Catholic school tuition, Head Start mismanagement, higher education cuts. … more
Holy Hybrid!
Progressive subsidies (and regressive taxes) for Mother Earth. … more
Happy Anniversary, Free Speech
Creditworthy?
The recent problems at Kmart and Tower underscore MEGA's problems. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Battle Creek consolidation, Detroit retirement deal, state's NCLB request. … more
Quagmire's End?
An update on the quicksand case against "wetlands" developer John Rapanos. … more
Soapy's Choice
A political gambit that turned out to be too clever by half. … more
Stealing the Bootstraps
A higher minimum wage can have insidious effects. … more
