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1. Top 25 Current Comments of 2008
2. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 23, 2008
3. Southfield goes public on bargaining
4. Blowing Smoke Over Private Property Rights
5. Point of Departure
6. MESSA an issue in contract talks
7. Make Unions Accountable for Illegal Strikes
8. Districts eye school closings
9. IMPACT Winter 2008
10. Ideas and Political Leadership
11. Speaking Truth to Power
12. Mount Pleasant, others looking at insurance pool
13. At What Point Does Being Nosy Deserve a Broken Nose?
14. Promise Grant could be axed
15. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 16, 2008
16. DPS board ousts Calloway
17. Granholm Administration on Automaker Bailout: Throw Taxpayers Under the Government Pensioners’ Bus
18. Flint-area administrator pay averages $90,800
19. It Shouldn’t Be Hard To Be Humble
20. Teacher faces sex charge
21. What the Auto Industry Needs Is Regulatory Changes
22. No cutting in these lines
23. No fingerprints, no contract
24. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 9, 2008
25. State to take financial control of DPS
26. Judge blocks e-mail release
27. More Schools 'Show Michigan the Money'
28. Is there a Ford in our presence?
29. Requiem for Reason
30. How to Save Detroit
31. Will We Move Forward or Backward on Union Transparency?
32. Freeze-for-MESSA in Walled Lake
33. How to Control College Costs
34. Lansing enrollment down by 688
35. Wind technology on tap in Warren
36. Kind Words
37. Journalists allowed into school-closing meeting
38. What We Should Have Learned from the Great Depression
39. Bay City teachers to pay deductible
40. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 2, 2008
41. Wary districts eye possible proration
42. Michigan Cigarette Excise Tax Inducing Widespread Cigarette Smuggling, Other Unintended Consequences
43. Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling
44. Teachers keep MESSA, accept wage freeze
45. DPS board eyes downsizing, other cuts
46. Ontario teachers miffed at deadline
47. Collecting the "Rent"
48. Michigan schools in NCLB lawsuit
49. Legislative Alert
50. UAW-Ford Contract Sheds Light on Big Three’s Situation
51. U of M Economists: GDP Will Grow by 2.9759312053 percent in 2037
52. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 25, 2008
53. Property sales don't pan out
54. Into and beyond the MEAP
55. Can The UAW Be Taken Seriously?
56. School Employees Union Shows School Boards the Whip
57. Districts pay teachers to leave
58. How to Save Detroit
59. Critics: DPS chief should cut personal security
60. Schools should change election date
61. Never Give Up
62. K Promise shows mixed results
63. School Employees Union Shows School Boards the Whip
64. More kids homeless, schools say
65. Bailout Resources
66. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 18, 2008
67. Reform slate to challenge DFT
68. Tough Choices Ahead for Workers
69. Teachers opt to leave MESSA, get pay hike
70. Warren teacher quits amid allegations
71. Wyandotte students beat Algebra II odds
72. Contract: No pay hike, no outsourcing
73. “Carry On”
74. November/December 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential articles
75. Michael Crichton, RIP
76. Six Michigan schools on Catholic honor roll
77. Where Are All the Green Jobs?
78. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 11, 2008
79. Cuts, closings ahead in Flint
80. Happy 20th Anniversary
81. Beyond Basics
82. 20th Anniversary Gala
83. PEG Fees Unnecessary
84. U.P. students feel slighted by map
85. Proposal to Raise Fees on Television Providers is Unnecessary, Likely to Increase Cable Rates
86. John Riecker, RIP
87. Teachers honored
88. Southfield opens STEM school
89. Us vs. Them: The People and the Political Class
90. Charter share grows in Michigan
91. Recall Drama Rumbles On
92. Northwood, Cornerstone team up on economics class
93. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 4, 2008
94. Teachers call in sick, school closed
95. Parents' e-mail addresses won't be released
96. Will We Move Forward or Backward on Union Transparency?
97. The Government’s Plan to Fix Wall Street Will Do More Harm
98. American Greetings Says Hello to More Incentives
99. Public Education: Time for Change Based on the Merits
100. DPS: Agreement in lieu of takeover
101. Revolutionary Cure
102. Michigan Privatization Digest - October 31, 2008
103. Only write-ins on Holly ballot
104. Property Taxes and Home Values Deserve Closer Scrutiny
105. Schools beef up video surveillance
106. Release of e-mail addresses raises questions
107. MEGA Stumble?
108. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 28, 2008
109. GR teachers: Let us decide pay, insurance
110. Alternative energy subsidies: Yes or no?
111. Nonvoters Cast a Different Ballot
112. Teachers agree to insurance changes, get pay raises
113. Requiem for Reason
114. Cash flow an issue in Pontiac
115. Substitute teachers drawn into debate
116. Frugality Put in the Pokey
117. Belding offers free breakfast to all
118. Ypsilanti considers lawsuit over state funding
119. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 21, 2008
120. No more 'well-paid' dropouts, expert says
121. Schools show interest in pilot merit pay program
122. Two Weeks Until Election Day: Do You Know Where Your Legislator Is?
123. Judge: Union e-mails are public record
124. IMPACT Fall 2008
125. Indispensable Leadership
126. Contracts settled in Muskegon area
127. Teacher Merit-Pay Plan Gaining Popularity
128. School-closing group names members
129. September/October 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential articles
130. Creative Charlatanry 2.0
131. New estimate puts DPS enrollment near 96,000
132. Great Depression Myths Revisited
133. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 14, 2008
134. Charter company wants to open fourth school
135. American Greetings Says Hello to More Incentives
136. Buses: 90 percent pass inspection
137. Great Depression Myths Revisited
138. The Merits of the Case
139. Tecumseh voting on use of ‘Redskins’
140. The “Scene” and the Unseen
141. Strike heads to court
142. Legislative Alert
143. Great Depression Myths Revisited
144. School-closing committee not open to public
145. State Works at Cross Purposes
146. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 7, 2008
147. The Merits of the Case
148. DPS lays off 300
149. ‘First class’ issue looms in Detroit
150. Great Depression Myths Revisited
151. Education Forum
152. Teachers strike, students sent home
153. Great Depression Myths Revisited
154. Michigan Supreme Court Decision Limits Agency Powers
155. Smart Growth Is Neither
156. State Checkbook Still Missing From Internet
157. One-room school closes doors
158. School district closes movie deal
159. Audit details DPS woes
160. Conservationist or Environmentalist?
161. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 30, 2008
162. Those Who Do Not Study History ….
163. Enrollment down, charters and choice up
164. The Government’s Plan to Fix Wall Street Will Do More Harm
165. Playing Carnac with the Future
166. Detroit student count down by 16,000
167. Hart Enterprises Verdicts Prove Need for New State Wetland Legislation
168. Not So Fast!
169. Former Holly teacher arraigned on sex charges
170. Go to school, win a car
171. Schools outsource benefit administration
172. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 23, 2008
173. DPS intervention possible
174. Grand Haven insurance changes
175. Grand Rapids contract still unresolved
176. A Merit-Pay Pilot Program for Michigan Public Schools
177. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 16, 2008
178. First-grade student brings loaded gun to school
179. DPS loses adult education funds
180. DPS Superintendent reprimanded by board
181. Pinckney schools and union stumble over pay and insurance
182. How tax credits and vouchers work
183. Parent satisfaction higher in private schools
184. Legislative Alert
185. Health insurance: Reformed, but not resolved
186. How Tax Credits and Vouchers Work
187. DPS loses adult education funds
188. Issues and Ideas Forum, September 11, 2008
189. Internal union disputes need better governance
190. Flint schools discuss sex-education
191. Contract talks civil for Muskegon-area schools
192. Goodrich schools look at bus advertising
193. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 9, 2008
194. Internal Union Disputes Need Better Governance
195. Eight Ballot Measures We Would Like to See
196. Survey 2008: School Service Privatization Grows Again
197. UVL Data, Migration Study Underscore Michigan Troubles
198. History For Sale: Why Not?
199. Grand Rapids contract talks continue
200. Detroit Deserves a Chance
201. Michigan Privatization Digest - September 3, 2008
202. Schools crack down on truancy
203. Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Michigan Education Association v. Michigan Secretary of State
204. Court Ruled Correctly in Preventing Use of Government Resources to Facilitate Political Contributions, According to Mackinac Center Senior Legal Analyst
205. Madison teachers take pay freeze
206. Salaries, benefits outpace state aid increase
207. Zeeland pays teacher to leave
208. Willow Run superintendent on Illinois school board
209. Wayne-Westland teachers vote to take "job action"
210. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 2, 2008
211. Districts look for ways to meet special ed HQT standards
212. A New Direction on Drilling
213. Union Spending in Michigan: A Review of Union Financial Disclosure Reports
214. FEE: A Lighthouse for Freedom
215. Study of Union Financial Reports Reveals Excessive Waste, Political Activism
216. Grand Rapids teachers union threatens illegal strike
217. More Michigan schools fall short of goals
218. Portage bidding process questioned
219. One-quarter of Michigan high school students don't finish
220. DPS sued over computer lease
221. Saginaw pays to get rid of teacher
222. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 26, 2008
223. RMGN Rejected
224. Policymakers Fail to See Light on Energy Policy
225. Eight Ballot Measures We Would Like to See
226. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 19, 2008
227. Panel OK’s new special education rules
228. Group hopes to fund college scholarships for Detroit grads
229. Vendors won't send DPS textbooks
230. Brighton tries to solve overspending crisis
231. Board member: All teachers shoulder blame
232. Study: Market-Based Incentives for Teachers Key to Student Achievement
233. Privatization numbers up again
234. Test article for Kara
235. The Best and the Brightest
236. State board, nonprofit group at odds over Camp Tuhsmeheta
237. Michigan State Supreme Court Strikes Proper Balance
238. School Services Privatization Rises for Fifth Consecutive Survey, According to Mackinac Center Research
239. Survey 2008: School Service Privatization Grows Again
240. MME scores improve slightly in most subjects
241. Michigan residents want teacher benefit reform
242. California court overturns ruling on homeschooling
243. United Way starts program to curb dropout rates
244. State to hold hearing on special education changes
245. Directional Drilling
246. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 12, 2008
247. Legislators take up special ed rules
248. Judge rules for Warren charter school
249. Pulp Fiction
250. Solzhenitsyn R.I.P.
251. Muskegon charter recognized for student achievement
252. Quincy teachers won't bargain to save jobs
253. Public school competing for charter students
254. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 5, 2008
255. Finding algebra in fashion design
256. Do Unions Really Need the Money?
257. Amending the State Constitution for Partisan Advantage?
258. Great Lakes Directional Drilling Ban Should Be Lifted
259. Mackinac Center Asks Oakland County School Districts to Publish Their Checkbook Registers
260. Detroit Schools might have to repay $1.3 million to feds
261. Michigan ranks last in graduating black males
262. Bay City high schools switch to trimesters
263. Schools adjust to rising fuel costs
264. Friedman, Freedom and All That Jazz
265. Legislative Alert
266. Governor’s Office Refuses to Post Expenditure Details of Overspending Departments
267. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 29, 2008
268. How to stop bullying in our schools
269. Michigan adopts NCLB ‘growth model’
270. Savings from “Reform Government” Initiative: Four Pennies a Week
271. July/August 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential articles
272. Landmark Michigan Supreme Court Decision Puts Bounds on the Growing Power of State Agencies
273. Thoughts on Michigan’s Unemployment Rate
274. Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in In re Complaint of Rovas Against SBC Michigan
275. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 22, 2008
276. Property Rights Video Collection
277. Mackinac Center Changes
278. Lean thinking for schools
279. Reed to Become President Emeritus of Mackinac Center; Board Unanimously Names Lehman Successor
280. Out of Bounds
281. An Intern’s Service to Michigan
282. Document on UAW Web Site Outlined Strategy for 'Changing the Rules of Politics in Michigan to Help Democrats'
283. UAW-Posted PowerPoint Presentation on 'Reform Michigan Government Now' Proposal
284. Reform Michigan Government Now
285. DEQ Permit Denial Sets Dangerous Precedent
286. Legislative Alert
287. Property Rights Network Promo
288. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 15, 2008
289. ‘It’s hard, but it’s fun’
290. Long on Words, Short on Reform
291. First class or 21st century?
292. Aristotle on Mixed Economies
293. IMPACT Summer 2008
294. DPS sues former employees for allegedly issuing illicit contracts
295. GVSU decides not to reauthorize Kalamazoo charter school
296. Court of Appeals sides with schools in reporting cost case
297. Student expelled after attack on freshman
298. Plainwell schools add hours for struggling students
299. Biomonitoring and Controversy Surrounding a Great Lakes Pollution Study are Featured in the Latest Issue of MichiganScience
300. The First Attempt
301. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 8, 2008
302. Teacher Quality: For Teachers Only to Judge?
303. MichiganScience No. 7
304. Mackinac Center names essay contest winners
305. Keep Michigan’s Successful Electricity Competition Law
306. Changing Direction. Are We There Yet?
307. Latest Economic Numbers Confirm Failure of Status Quo
308. Great Lakes Directional Drilling Ban Should Be Lifted
309. West Ottawa Schools proceeds with tenure hearing
310. DPS board cuts 1,700 jobs
311. Resident concerned about Mesick contract ratification process
312. Northville unions agree to $1.2 million in concessions
313. Fruitport schools financially stable due to schools of choice
314. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 1, 2008
315. Detroit not the only school district seeing red
316. Michigan Privatization Digest - June 30, 2008
317. A Teacher Quality Primer
318. Lawton administrators change insurance, share in savings
319. Petoskey to continue savings with food service privatization
320. DPS overspending pegged at $408 million for 2009
321. MESSA costs go up 17.5 percent for Swan Valley
322. Gouging Consumers and Businesses Alike
323. Alternative program considered a success in Westwood
324. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 24, 2008
325. Divisive Government?
326. Hart Enterprises: A Wetland Case Study
327. Legislative Alert
328. Author Discusses Teacher Quality Primer
329. Issues and Ideas Forum, June 18, 2008
330. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 17, 2008
331. Golf and University Privatization
332. A Visible Difference: Observations from Warsaw
333. Detroit Cristo Rey: A new option in Catholic education
334. An Unexpected Ally
335. Mackinac Center hosting forum on teacher quality
336. Many minority students don't graduate from high school
337. Detroit school receives grant for drug testing
338. Grand Rapids high schools adjust attendance policies
339. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 10, 2008
340. Special ed parent: ‘We have not had a voice’
341. The Internet and F.A. Hayek
342. Privatization Rolls on Despite Rhetorical Opposition (Viewpoint on Public Issues)
343. Greenhouse Gas Accord Will Further Damage Michigan's Economy
344. The Worst Legislature in Michigan History
345. House-Passed Legislation Threatens Michigan’s Water Rights
346. What’s the Purpose of a Tax?
347. Issues and Ideas Forum, June 4, 2008
348. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 3, 2008
349. Missed deadline costs teacher more in union fees
350. Legislative Alert
351. State Should Help Rank and File Monitor Unions
352. The High Cost of Government Regulation
353. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 27, 2008
354. Fifteen years later, home-school parents say legal battle was worth it
355. Martin “Marty” Wing: Rest in Peace
356. 30 Michigan high schools on Newsweek’s top school list
357. Creeping Socialism: The “Health Care for Michigan” Initiative
358. Michigan Doesn’t Need More Electricity Regulation
359. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 20, 2008
360. How one district overhauled its academic plan
361. Michigan’s Climate Consultant Skews Cost Estimates
362. Detroit Schools $45 million in debt, may see another state takeover
363. Tuition Tax Credit program signed into law in Georgia
364. May/June 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential articles
365. Proposals to Suppress Competition in Electricity and Mandate Renewable Energy Use Would Raise Prices Without Improving Service or Environment
366. Michigan students struggle to pass Algebra I
367. Oak Park chief of staff purchases personal shower, gym on school property
368. Dearborn charters struggle to keep up on state tests
369. Proposals to Further Regulate Michigan’s Electricity Market: An Assessment
370. Charter school research presents unique obstacles
371. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 13, 2008
372. Flint Schools pink slip another 28 employees
373. Grand Rapids Schools contract for custodial services
374. Michigan Privatization Digest - April 30, 2008
375. Mackinac Center Files Friend of the Court Brief in Grand Rapids Case Involving Privatization of School Bus Services and Public-Sector Unions
376. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 6, 2008
377. New high school graduation requirements in action
378. Michigan Education Digest Daily
379. Free Trade a Boon to Michigan’s Ailing Economy
380. MEDC Rejects Development Bird-in-the-Hand
381. As Time Goes By
382. Shedding light on teacher contracts
383. School leader wins iPod
384. Legislative Action
385. Michigan’s Tax and Business Incentive Climate
386. Students for a Free Economy Wins Fisher Award
387. Show Michigan the Money
388. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 29, 2008
389. Much to be Done
390. Issues and Ideas Forum, April 29, 2008
391. The Right-to-Work Advantage in Economic Growth: A Look at Past Performance
392. T-1 Could Help Terminate Union Financial Abuse
393. Mackinac Center’s “Show Michigan the Money” Project Prompts Michigan Department of State to Post Unprecedented Detail in Department Spending
394. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 22, 2008
395. Paving Over the Truth
396. ‘Data-driven’ in Michigan
397. Kudos to Macomb County
398. Ethanol May Not Be as Environmentally Friendly as Some Claim
399. Mackinac Center Provides School District Employee Union Contracts to Public
400. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 15, 2008
401. Government Golf Slices City Revenue
402. Keep the Electoral College
403. Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Michigan Department of Transportation v. Tomkins
404. A Fallacious Argument Against Electricity Competition
405. Legislators’ Hollywood Dreams Defy Economic Reality
406. Should Home-Schoolers Beware?
407. Author to Speak About Free-Market Health Care Alternatives
408. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 8, 2008
409. Increased Federal Jurisdiction on Michigan Wetlands a Bad Idea
410. Colleges: ‘Wait and see’ on Detroit charter schools
411. My Union Dues Paid For That?
412. Putting the University’s Cart Before the Economy’s Horse
413. State Should Adopt Health Savings Accounts
414. New Smog Rules Unfair to Western Michigan
415. Michigan Education Digest Daily
416. Michigan Education Digest Daily with Analysis
417. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 1, 2008
418. Privatization Review a Mixed Bag
419. Defending Liberty for Twenty Years
420. IMPACT Spring 2008
421. Grab Bag Government
422. Personal Income Figures Show That the Michigan Slide Continues
423. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 25, 2008
424. Private special ed school might be forced out of building
425. Mamet on the Money
426. Expand the Principles of Proposal A
427. The Times That Tried Men’s Economic Souls
428. “20/20” Investigative Reporter John Stossel to Address Health Care at Central Michigan University
429. “20/20” Investigative Reporter John Stossel to Address Health Care at University of Michigan
430. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 18, 2008
431. Expanding Access to Health Care — A Free Market Perspective
432. Celebrating Sunshine Week: Mackinac Center Launches School Checkbook Transparency Project
433. Michigan School District Checkbook Register Report
434. Simic Verses Lloyd
435. New State Job Loss Figures Confirm Need for Policy Reforms
436. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 11, 2008
437. Poetry Slam
438. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 4, 2008
439. People Must Demand Honesty and Integrity in Their Leaders
440. The Wizard of Oz Has No Clothes
441. Bad Science Fuels Environmental Policies
442. Can Michigan Attract Knowledge-Based Industries?
443. What Michigan Can Do to Improve its Labor Climate
444. Michigan Privatization Digest - February 29, 2008
445. Government Education Reinvents Government
446. Michigan Education Report (2008-01)
447. William F. Buckley Jr., RIP
448. For Further Reading
449. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 26, 2008
450. Report: Biomonitoring an Important New Tool in Evaluating Health Risks
451. Protecting Private Property Rights Benefits Michigan’s Economy
452. The Opportunities and Limitations of Biomonitoring
453. Fuel Hikes Won’t Spur Public Transit
454. Striking the Root
455. Requiem for a Union Local
456. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 19, 2008
457. MichiganScience No. 6
458. Privatization Revolution
459. Government Spending Continues No Matter What
460. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 12, 2008
461. Russ Harding to Discuss Property Rights
462. Lawsuit Should Promote Regulatory Accountability
463. A Taxing Question
464. Governor Criticized for Wrong Thing on SOS Prison Proposals
465. Climate Change Debate at MSU
466. What I Want to Read in 2008
467. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 5, 2008
468. Beach Affront
469. The Unvarnished State of the State
470. Automotive Production Expands – Elsewhere
471. How MESSA and the MEA Work
472. A Flawed Argument for Higher State Taxes
473. Michigan Education Digest Daily with Analysis, February-March 2008
474. Expansion Defeats Limitation in Governor’s Speech
475. Environmental Researchers to Discuss “When Green is Mean” at University of Michigan
476. Gov. Granholm Proposes Record 24 Expansions of Government and Four Limitations in 2008 State of the State Address
477. Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s 2008 State of the State Address
478. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 29, 2008
479. Tally of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Will be Available After Speech
480. Right-to-Work Mythbusters
481. Globalization is Good for Michigan
482. MEA Document Provides Interesting Details
483. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 22, 2008
484. Davey Award Winner
485. Inflation Is Still With Us
486. Michigan Privatization Digest - January 10, 2008
487. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 15, 2008
488. A Really Gross Domestic Product
489. Mission Creep
490. A Great (Lake) Decision
491. IMPACT Winter 2007
492. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 8, 2008
493. Expanded Around the State
494. Let the Union Buyer Beware
495. Michigan Needs Worker Freedom of Choice
496. Migration Trends, Indiana Campaign Show Need for Policy Changes in Michigan
497. How to Fix What's Broken
498. Michigan Leads the Nation in Outbound Moves