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Happy Halloween!! Don’t get “tricked” on Election Day!! Governor Snyder was interviewed this week about recent bills introduced by House Democrats on charter schools, and his responses was the following: “We shouldn’t create silos of traditional schools and charter schools,”
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National media watchdog group says Detroit Free Press series is only 10% reliable; criticizes paper for engaging in partisan political activity Lansing, MI – According to a special report released today by The Media Bullpen©, an independent editorial project of
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Early literacy bills earn support from Grand Rapids Public Schools The Grand Rapids Public Schools is poised to become the first traditional school district to publicly endorse HB 5111 (Price) and HB 5144 (Stallworth), bills aimed at improving early literacy
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Canton Candidate Forum a Success GLEP, along with Students First-Michigan; MAPSA and MCCSA, was pleased to host a candidate forum this past Tuesday, October 7 at Canton Charter Academy in Canton. We appreciate the fact that Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-7th
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Candidate Forum in Canton on October 7 GLEP, along with Students First-Michigan; MAPSA and MCCSA are hosting a candidate forum at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 7 at Canton Charter Academy in Canton. Candidates invited to participate include: Sen. Patrick
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Democrat Bill is Death Sentence for ALL charters We reported last week that Michigan House Democrats were preparing to introduce a bill they claimed would simple “pause” the opening of any new charter schools in the state. Well, on Tuesday
Posted by: Posted On:19 Sep 2014
Federal intrusion and misleading rumors do a disservice to an effort that started in the states. by WILLIAM J. BENNETT September 10, 2014 – As the former Secretary of Education for President Ronald Reagan, I have been following the national debate over
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Bill Introduced to Halt All Charter Schools Yesterday, Rep. Sarah Roberts (D-St. Clair Shores) announced the introduction of HB 5852, a bill to put a moratorium on any new charter public schools in Michigan. The bill is co-sponsored by nearly
Posted by: Posted On:18 Sep 2014
Rep. Sarah Roberts introduces charter moratorium bill “It’s clear that introducing major legislation with only 18 session days remaining in the year is more about political theater than public policy. While this bill has zero chance of passage it will raise the