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Beware the Union Label on Teacher Pay Newspaper Columns

Teacher union president spins and misleads

July 20, 2017

Kid Rock: ‘Work Your Butt Off And Pay Taxes’

Some of those taxes may have been promised to brewer of Kid Rock’s beer

July 19, 2017

East Lansing Cries Poverty in Newsletter, But Fails to Mention Revenue Is Up

Readers of woeful report will be surprised city is taking in more, not less

July 15, 2017

Detroit Schools Chief Wants Out of Charter School Business

Except, the state’s two best elementary schools are charters authorized by his district

July 11, 2017

The Unreported Reason Why Detroit’s Unemployment Rate Dropped

There are 33,619 fewer people in the labor force

July 5, 2017

Teacher Says Young People Don’t Want Teacher Jobs; Data Say They Do

Nearly 30 applicants per opening last year in his district

July 3, 2017

‘Richest Person in Michigan’ Could Get Richer With New State Subsidies

Gilbert named ‘richest’ just weeks after bills signed authorizing millions from taxpayers

June 26, 2017

Teacher Pay Rates Unusually Stable

No one’s getting rich, but to most, it looks like pretty good money

June 23, 2017

Watchdogs Sleep

June 21, 2017

As Soaring Pension Debt Eats Budgets, Teacher Says Reform ‘Makes No Sense’

On public radio website he suggests Republican pension reformers are ‘pathological’

June 13, 2017

U-M Student Newspaper: Shouting Down Speakers Doesn’t Infringe Free Speech

June 12, 2017

$500,000 Retirement Nest Eggs Likely Under Teacher Pension Alternative

Like the current system, new one intended as a hefty supplement to Social Security

June 7, 2017

If This Is Considered 'Working' ... We'd Hate To See What Failure Looks Like

June 3, 2017

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Underestimates Teacher Pay — By $26,000

Candidate needs better information

June 1, 2017

Michigan School Pension Debt Resembles Credit Card Junkie’s Fiscal Death Spiral

May 30, 2017

Writer Insinuates Racial Politics in DeVos’ Hometown, But Events Rebut Claim

Says Holland Michigan unlikely to financially support its schools — but this month voters did just that

May 25, 2017

Official State Plan for Failing Schools: Meetings, Plans, Discussions, More Plans

State won’t close chronically failed Detroit schools, but bureaucrats and stakeholders plan to make plans

May 20, 2017

If US Relied on Solar, Not Coal, 12 Million Workers Would Need to Be Repurposed

Solar produces few watts per worker; with low unemployment who will generate the juice?

May 18, 2017

Union Says Don’t Change Pension System, But Most Teachers Get No Pension

56.6 percent get nothing from ‘most efficient and secure’ school retirement system

May 11, 2017

Big Pension Bite Likely On Kellogg's $51 Million Battle Creek Schools Gift

Underfunded state-run system erodes school budgets and donor largesse

May 10, 2017

Operating Some of Michigan's Best Public Schools is Not A Crime

Politician would make it one, while genuine crooks really were ripping-off schools not far away

May 9, 2017

How Much Are Goldfish Worth? $4.3M If Called ‘Great Lakes Restoration’

Legislator wanted Michigan taxpayers to replace federal spending cuts

May 8, 2017

Dem Amendment Would Define Michigan's Top High School As Criminal Enterprise

Look for the union relationship

May 5, 2017

Former Legislator Over-the-Top on Lobbyists Lying

Second generation politician says lobbyists can ‘trick somebody into a terrible vote’

May 1, 2017

Top 3 Public Schools in Michigan Are Charter Schools

Yet Democratic legislators proposed wiping them out

April 29, 2017

Teachers Union Claims Poverty Is Growing In Michigan — But It’s Not

April 27, 2017

Nothing More Certain Than Taxes and School Officials Wanting More of Them

Education funding keeps increasing, schools still want more

April 22, 2017

Another Michigan School District, Another False Union ‘Teacher Pay Cuts’ Story

This time it’s Macomb County’s Clintondale district

April 20, 2017

Dem Candidate For Governor Says: Preserve Failed Detroit Schools, Close Charters

District schools unionized, charters not — and teachers unions a major Dem funding source

April 14, 2017

Detroit School Enrollment Reaches Historic Low

Which means starting next year in a budget hole already

April 13, 2017

Fighting Fake News With Deceptive Cartoons

April 8, 2017

Democrat Told Occupiers 'Too Much Corporate Politics’; Votes for More in 2017

Not one Dem opposed this year's big corporate handout bills

April 7, 2017

Michigan Treasury Erroneously Sent Out a $14.5 Million Check

Company's corporate subsidy check was doubled

April 5, 2017

Michigan Incomes Up Strong After 4 Years of ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’

Law says employers can't make paying the union a condition of employment

April 3, 2017

How Lansing Dodges Tax Cuts

Never admit state government is taking more

March 31, 2017

Michael Moore: Trump Rule Change Means Human Extinction

Who sends the press release if humans are extinct?

March 30, 2017

Media's Attacks on DeVos Rife with Factual Inaccuracies

Progressive narrative trumps facts in coverage of Trump education secretary

March 29, 2017

Meet the New Detroit School District: Fewer Students, More Expenses, a Deficit

But teachers get a long-delayed pay raise July 1

March 28, 2017

You, Too, Can Be A Certified Media Fact-Checker For Just $99

March 25, 2017

Do High Tax States Grow Faster?

This Democratic state senator thinks they might

March 24, 2017

Michigan Wants to Fine Schools for Indian Mascots But Not for Violating State Laws

School contracts violate laws related to racial preferences, right-to-work, and more

March 18, 2017

Extra Caution Needed On 'Average' Teacher Salary Claims

It's easy to paint a false picture of decline even when everyone's getting raises

March 16, 2017

Close To Immortal: Michigan Won't Close Failing Public Schools After All

Parents may not be impressed by the alternative

March 11, 2017

How Many College Bureaucrats Does It Take To Answer A Records Request?

U-M employs three highly paid administrators

March 11, 2017

Obscure Websites and Protecting Great Lakes

Big pot of federal money attracts attention

March 9, 2017

Teacher Making $53,000 Says She Could Earn More as a Waitress

Also receives pension and generous health benefits

February 27, 2017

Michigan's Largest School Districts Breaking Teacher Pay Law

12 of 20 ignore law completely, another 6 pay lip service

February 23, 2017

Who Watches the Union’s Fake News Watchers?

'Where is the evidence?' A very good question for teachers union

February 10, 2017

School Pension Iceberg: Beware What’s Under Budget Surface

Above or below the line, pension costs come out of education budgets

February 9, 2017

'Tax Cut Fever' In Lansing? Spending Increases Show Opposite

Spending fever hard to break

February 8, 2017

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