﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Michigan Education Report News &amp; Opinion</title><link>http://www.educationreport.org/</link><description>Education Policy Initiative of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy</description><copyright>(c) 2008, Mackinac Center for Public Policy</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Think lean</title><description>How process analysis can help the bottom line</description><link>Think lean</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Detroit Cristo Rey: A new option in Catholic education</title><description>A college prep curriculum combined with a work-study program will make Detroit Cristo Rey an affordable choice in Catholic education in downtown Detroit, organizers say.</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9537</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Legislative Alert</title><description>Online school elections?</description><link>Legislative Alert</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>‘It’s hard, but it’s fun’</title><description>Students at Lake Fenton Middle School say it’s fun to study robotics, aviation and computer design through a program called Project Lead the Way. Teacher Bill Rae hopes their enthusiasm leads some of them into careers as engineers or scientists.</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9661</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First class or 21st Century?</title><description>Don't pass up chance to reform Detroit Public Schools</description><link>First class or 21st Century?</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mackinac Center for Public Policy names 2007 essay contest winners</title><description>A Forest Hills senior took top honors in a contest asking students to address U.S. aid to sub-Saharan Africa.</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9636</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill would give state board final say on special education plans</title><description>A parent activist is pushing legislation that would shift authority for certain special education decisions away from the state superintendent and back to the state board of education.</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9530</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Missed deadline adds union fees</title><description>A Michigan teacher who opted not to join the union is paying extra money in service fees this year after missing a paperwork deadline. 
</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9488</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Seeing red: Two dozen school districts working to eliminate deficits</title><description>Detroit’s numbers may eclipse the rest, but it’s not the only district  looking for ways to balance the budget</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9620</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>School, company say alternative ed venture had successful first year</title><description>Westwood Community Schools and Ombudsman Educational Services say they will expand a computer-assisted alternative education program to more Wayne County students next year.</description><link>http://www.educationreport.org/9608</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>