Posted by: Posted On:1 Aug 2014
August is “Opt Out” Month for MEA With passage of “Freedom to Work” legislation in Michigan, union membership is no longer a requirement for holding a job in the state. But at the Michigan Education Association (MEA), their fine-print rules
Posted by: Posted On:31 Jul 2014
Lapeer County Voters Shouldn’t Support Candidates Who Break The Law Lansing, MI (July 31, 2014)–Today, the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) filed three official complaints with the Michigan Department of State and local law enforcement alleging the Todd Courser and
Posted by: Posted On:25 Jul 2014
New Report: Michigan Charters Have Higher Achievement and Lower Funding The taxpayer “return on investment” is very good with Michigan’s charter public schools, according to a new report from the University of Arkansas. Michigan’s charter schools, while receiving one-third less
Posted by: Posted On:25 Jul 2014
Bi-partisan education advocacy group names “Champions for Kids” in 53 campaigns for State Senate and House of Representatives Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today reminded voters of their comprehensive list of endorsements in State Senate and
Posted by: Posted On:18 Jul 2014
CMU Brings Charter School Students to Campus This past week 50 seventh grade students are experiencing life on a college campus while diving into science, technology, engineering and math activities. Central Michigan University’s first-ever Camp Central for College Candidates
Posted by: Posted On:15 Jul 2014
It was very refreshing to read Superintendent Mike Flanagan say “We are getting serious about quality choices for Michigan students” the other day in the newspaper. Welcome to the revolution, Mr. Superintendent!! Since he sometimes looks to GLEP for advice (and sometimes
Posted by: Posted On:14 Jul 2014
Lapeer County Voters Shouldn’t Support Candidate Who Breaks The Law Lansing, MI – Today, the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) filed an official complaint with the Michigan Department of State alleging that Todd Courser’s campaign for State Representative violated state
Posted by: Posted On:11 Jul 2014
Education Town Hall a Big Success Over 100 voters came out to meet 17 candidates in 10 campaigns for State Senate and State House of Representatives at our Meet the Candidate night and Education Town Hall this past Tuesday at
Posted by: Posted On:3 Jul 2014
GLEP Launches New Website on School Funding A new website has been launched by GLEP to provide education advocates, parents, policy makers and the news media with the facts about school funding in the state. MiKidFirst.com includes “to the penny”
Posted by: Posted On:2 Jul 2014
Lansing, MI (July 2, 2014) – Former Rep. Matt Gillard (D-Alpena), who once chaired the House K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, told the MIRS Monday Podcast this week that Gov. Rick Snyder didn’t cut education by $1 billion as claimed by his Democratic