Features and Highlights

Breathe Easy

By every measure, our crisp Michigan autumn air is getting cleaner. … more

Woebegone Taxpayers

Garrison Keillor's film is a commercial hit. So why is his radio show subsidized? … more

Michigan Education Digest

Districts give faulty data, schools sue state, DPS recall possible. … more

Coercive Acts?

The Flint sit-down strike and Depression-era labor law hurt the auto industry. … more

Myth Conception

Opponents of school privatization propagate some strange ideas.  … more

Prop 5 Fallacy

Some hope that more spending will improve education. It hasn't so far. … more

Cable Ahead

Ending cable monopolies would help Michigan send a positive message. … more

Michigan Education Digest

DPS enrollment, Lakeview settles, competitive contracting in Oakland. … more

Arresting Development

An underdeveloped nation teaches the value of the rule of law. … more

Board Appeal

One can serve on a school board without having children in the system. … more

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