Posted by: Posted On:23 May 2014
School Aid Budget Update In the wake of the recent Revenue Estimating Conference in which a projected revenue reduction of $422 million for FY ’15, legislative leaders are close to reaching agreement on target numbers for individual budgets, including the
Posted by: Posted On:9 May 2014
FY ’15 School Aid Budgets Pass in Senate and House Yesterday, different versions of the FY ’15 School Aid Budget passed in the legislature, with HB 5314 passing in the House of Representatives on a 97-12 vote while SB 775
Posted by: Posted On:7 May 2014
Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today announced 24 additional endorsements in a number of campaigns for the State Senate and State House of Representatives. Please click here to download the release in PDF format. “We’re very
Posted by: Posted On:1 May 2014
GLEP Holds First Campaign Training Workshop On Saturday, April 26, GLEP hosted our first “Campaign Training Workshop” for Republican and Democratic candidates and campaign managers in targeted ultra-competitive primary races. The full-day event, taught by leading political, campaign, media and
Posted by: Posted On:25 Apr 2014
GLEP Makes Early Endorsements in Nine Legislative Campaigns On Monday this week, prior to the candidate filing deadline, GLEP announced early endorsements in the following campaigns for the State Senate and State House of Representatives: Senate District #5: former
Posted by: Posted On:4 Apr 2014
The Legislature is on a 3 week recess, so let’s catch up on some education reform issues here in Michigan and across the country. New Report Confirms Michigan is Going Backwards in Reading (Ouch!!) A report released yesterday by the
Posted by: Posted On:7 Mar 2014
Appropriations Subcommittees Continue Hearings on FY ’15 School Aid Budget On Wednesday the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid continued their hearings on the FY ‘’15 School Aid Budget, with an emphasis on Educator Evaluations. The only bill pending in
Posted by: Posted On:28 Feb 2014
Local School District and Teachers’ Union Break Law to Stop Charter Public Schools It seems the local school board at Clintondale Public Schools has conspired with the MEA to include language in their union contract that prohibits the district from
Posted by: Posted On:7 Feb 2014
Governor Proposes FY ’15 Budget The biggest news this past week was Wednesday’s presentation by Governor Snyder for his proposed executive $52.1 billion state budget. This the first step in the annual legislative budget process, which will likely conclude in June.
Posted by: Posted On:31 Jan 2014
The Nerd vs. Chicken Little!! Kicking off this week it was great to see Governor Snyder address the orchestrated mis-information campaign regarding K-12 funding in the state. Here’s the AP article that made the rounds. You would think something as