Mixed Results: Part II
Theodore Bolema looks at the "Price of Government" and finds the glass half-full. … more
Adjusted Sites
Second place really isn't good enough. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Pledge of Allegiance, Detroiters choose charters, selection of state superintendent. … more
Market Research
Andrew J. Coulson summarizes the research on competition among schools. … more
Investment Hype
Will state government invest our $2 billion better than we will? … more
Michigan Education Digest
Education funding increase possible, virtual classrooms, Virginia may shun federal control. … more
Job Search
Michael D. LaFaive asks for information, please. … more
Something Borrowed
Gov. Granholm conjures the ghost of Autoworlds past. … more
Own or Be Owned
A truly "great society" recognizes ownership. … more
Rebuilding the Wall
The Detroit school district revokes the passports of its waiver students. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Higher education budget, Detroit waiver reversal, Lansing school closings. … more
Liberty at the Threshold
Our homes belong to us, not to the East India Company. … more
The Great Emigration
If people are the lifeblood of a city, then Detroit is bleeding to death.
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Mixed Results
A book that's being praised in Lansing should be handled with care. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Detroit school closings, Minnesota "merit pay," Granholm consolidation plan. … more
Telecom Irregulation
Michigan's telecom statute expires this year — and none too soon. … more
Managing a Crisis
School districts have brought on a "crisis." How did they manage to? … more
Water Softener
Water, water everywhere. … … more
Borrowing Time?
Gov. Granholm's proposal to sell $2.8 billion in bonds is a costly distraction. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Acting state superintendent, new dropout age, new "Merit Award." … more
"Uncommon Manner"
We remember two uncommon men who called for common human rights. … more
Got to Phoenix
Andrew Coulson learns important things that Glen Campbell never sang about.
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Academic Success
Michigan's public universities find their market niche — and save money.
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Defining Choice
Private schools reduce the racial achievement gap. It's time to choose. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Watkins' resignation, "trimester" system, Walled Lake AYP. … more
State of the State Address: "Michigan at the Crossroads"
Mackinac Center President Lawrence W. Reed spoke on the "State of the State" in Lansing on Jan. 31. … more
Regulating the Regulators
The state should curtail the regulatory excesses of the DEQ. … more
Speech! Speech!
Mr. Reed goes to Lansing Monday to speak on the "State of the State." … more
Dare We Compare?
Yes, we should. International test results really do show that our kids are behind. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Watkins controversy, Detroit school closings, possible Berrien privatization. … more
Regulation Issue
Cutting taxes is one economic tool. Ending unreasonable regulations is another. … more
Climate Change
Ending the Single Business Tax would warm the state’s icy business climate. … more
Michigan at the Crossroads
State officials have a choice: rearrange the deck chairs, or change course. … more
Michigan Education Digest
109 failing districts, Michigan Superintendent's contract, Detroit committee of 120. … more
Revisiting Cobo
Privatization may be about to save taxpayers $650 million at Cobo Center. … more
Six-Step Recovery Program
The state should focus on what matters in Detroit's schools. (Hint: It's the kids.) … more
Auto Destruct
A lawsuit may stop the state's disastrous efforts to favor Toyota in a land sale, but Michigan's citizens are already the losers. … more
Presidential Demeanor?
Michigan's state university presidents sling mud, and we respond. … more
Michigan Education Digest
High school MEAP, U.S. education secretary, Pell Grants. … more
Moment of Truth
Michigan's highest ranking education official just told it like it is. … more
Evolutionary Wars
Mandating one point of view is neither a natural selection nor an intelligent design. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Christmas Eve layoffs, high Colorado charter scores, ISD employment legislation. … more
Penal Service
Privatization of prison management could save the state $350 million annually. … more
Profitable Lesson
Critics are wrong to decry private profit in public schooling. … more


